John Glenn Chase

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX

Felonious

End of Watch January 23, 1988

Age 25

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo

Badge 5231

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 94

Incident

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.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Chase gave the Dallas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Chase.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Dallas Police Department

Location Dallas, TX

Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 23, 1988

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo

Age 25

Badge Number 5231

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Officer John Glenn Chase is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dallas Police Department, 55 of 95 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.9% of this agency's fallen.

Dallas Police Department

of 95 officers

57.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious