Police Officer Gerald Ray Walker

Gerald Ray Walker

Officer Walker was shot with a and killed after conducting a traffic stop on a man who was speeding.

The man shot Officer Walker with a 20-guage shotgun and then went on to kill four other people in an alleged drug dispute inside a suburban home around 10:30 p.m. Among the victims was a 4-year-old girl who the suspect shot in the face.

The suspect, who was on parole after serving 11 years for the 1973 killings of his adoptive parents, was sentenced to death and executed in 2000.

Officer Walker, a U.S. Air Force veteran, had served with the Garland Police Department for 17 years. He was the first Garland Police Officer to die in the line of duty. He had previously served with the Farmer's Branch Police Department and Grapevine Police Department for a total of 5 years.

Officer Walker is survived by his wife and two children.