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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.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and three brothers.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Cox gave the Addison Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Addison community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Ronnie Donald Cox served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1959â1963) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Ronnie is the only officer of Addison Police Department remembered here.
Ronnie is one of 657 officers lost to accidents in TX, 27.1% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Ronnie is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Ronnie is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1986, 7 officers in TX were lost to accidents, the 25th heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1994, with 14.
In 1986, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1986, 93 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Ronnie was 46. Of the 626 lost to accidents in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 36. Ronnie had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Ronnie was 46. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Ronnie had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Ronnie was 46. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Ronnie had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 11.7% of these deaths in TX, more than any other month. Mondays: 12.8%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Addison Police Department.
Accident deaths account for 27.1% of all 2,423 deaths in TX, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Military Service
Ronnie Donald Cox served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1959–1963) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W
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