Officer John Glenn Chase, Dallas Police Department, Texas

Officer John Glenn Chase

Dallas Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Saturday, January 23, 1988

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John Glenn Chase

Officer John Glenn Chase was shot and killed by a man who seized his service revolver near the intersection of Commerce Street and South Griffin Street.

Officer Chase was preparing to issue a traffic ticket to the driver of a vehicle he stopped at 8:40 AM. A homeless man approached and seized the officer’s service revolver. As Officer Chase pleaded for his life, a crowd gathered and began to chant, "Shoot him! Shoot him again!" The attacker shot Officer Chase in the head. He turned and walked down the street, dangling the gun from his hand before two off-duty officers shot him.

Officer Chase had served with the Dallas Police Department for 2-1/2 years. He was survived by his wife, parents, and brother.

Bio

Age 25
Tour 2 years, 6 months
Badge 5231

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Shot and killed

traffic stop, struggle

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I was there. I'll never forget it. It was downtown Dallas. It was cold and I was on my way to work. I had just got me some McDonald's breakfast. I was standing on that bus stop. The police officer pulled him over and there was nothing said. When the police officer walked up to the car, he stepped out of the car and he shot him in the head. It happened so fast. I couldn't believe what I just saw. The lady next to me started screaming out "he shot the police!!! he shot the police!!!" I took out running back towards the McDonald's and when I turned around the guy was running behind me with a gun in his hand. I turned to the right and ran to the parking lot across the street and that's when I seen a police officer come in out of the Bank of America building running towards the government building. The guy ran behind the government building on Jackson Street. All of a sudden you just heard a bunch of gunshots. Needless to say the police came and it was a lot of them. They taped off the area and stop the buses from coming through for a while. I was late for work of course and actually got fired that day. Never forget it...January 1988 downtown Dallas RIP

Robert J Dyer III aka Baldhead Bobby
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