Randall Lynn Fletcher
Officer

Randall Lynn Fletcher

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
End of Watch August 31, 1977
Age 24
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Badge 1420
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Randy Fletcher was killed after being struck by a vehicle operated by an intoxicated driver on the North Freeway in Fort Worth. Shortly after midnight, Officer Fletcher was helping a truck driver place flares around his disabled truck when his patrol car was hit. The force of impact pinned him between his patrol vehicle and the disabled truck. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Officer Fletcher had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for over three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his daughter, parents, sister, and fiancée.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Fletcher gave the Fort Worth Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Fletcher.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1977
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Age 24
Badge Number 1420
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

Officer Randall Lynn Fletcher is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Fort Worth Police Department, 33 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Department
33
of 59 officers
55.9% Felonious
TX — Statewide
1,461
of 2,422 officers
60.3% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randall Lynn Fletcher's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Randall Lynn Fletcher Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
3.5
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Randall Lynn Fletcher is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Randall Lynn Fletcher was killed by automobile.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location