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Incident
Officer Robert W. Wood was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped the driver of a vehicle for driving with no headlights in the 3400 block of North Hampton Road. As Officer Wood approached the vehicle, he was shot five times. A suspect was arrested and sentenced to death for Officer Wood's murder. However, the sentence was overturned 12 years later, and the suspect was released. Another suspect, who had testified against the first as a state's witness, was convicted of an unrelated murder and sentenced to death. Although he had never admitted to Officer Wood's murder, he had provided information about the case to detectives and remained a prime suspect. He was executed for an unrelated murder on June 30, 2004. Officer Wood was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife. He is buried at Carson Cemetery in Ector, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Officer Wood gave the Dallas Police Department 2 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert William Wood served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Robert William Wood 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. Robert William Wood's cause is highlighted.
How Robert William Wood Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2004
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert William Wood is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert William Wood was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
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