Addison Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Monday, December 15, 1986
Add to My HeroesRonnie Donald Cox
Police Officer Ronnie Cox succumbed to wounds he received when he was accidentally shot by a fellow officer during a narcotics raid in Dallas on December 12, 1986.
The officer who accidentally shot him did not know that any officers would be entering the house from the direction that Officer Cox and his partner entered. Officer Cox was transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he died from his wounds three days later.
Officer Cox was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served with the Addison Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and three brothers.
Bio
- Age 46
- Tour 8 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
- Incident Date Friday, December 12, 1986
Most Recent Reflection
View all 36 ReflectionsRon and I both worked at Addison PD and were on the same shift. He was a couple of years older than me. We joked wit each other about being old. We were the two oldest officers on the department. He was a friend. He was a good officer. Today I have been reflecting about officers who have died in the line of duty who I worked with. There have been 7. They were all good officers. I pray for them and their families. God bless.
Richard Adams, Corporal II
Addison (Texas) PD
September 13, 2024
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