Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Leslie Lane was shot and killed with another officer's weapon while attempting to arrest an abduction suspect in the 4700 block of Live Oak Street. The man had abducted an off-duty female officer. She was able to escape the man, but he stole her weapon and fled. He abducted another woman before leading officers on a car chase. The second woman escaped when he crashed, and as officers attempted to arrest him, he shot at them, fatally wounding Officer Lane. The suspect was later killed in prison. Officer Lane was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Dallas Police Department for almost four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Officer Lane gave the Dallas Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Leslie G. Lane, Jr. served in the Army (1967â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Leslie G. Lane, Jr. 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leslie G. Lane, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Leslie G. Lane, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Killed in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie G. Lane, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leslie G. Lane, Jr. was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
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