Roll of Honor
Incident
Narcotics Officer Ronald Dean was shot and killed while serving a narcotics-related warrant in the Pines Apartments at 8040 Line Avenue. Officer Dean was a member of a Street Level Interdiction Team, which was serving the warrant at an apartment complex. Officer Dean used a battering ram device to knock down the door. As he and other officers entered the apartment, the lone suspect started firing a .357 magnum handgun at the officers. Officer Dean was struck one time between the side panels of his vest and the bullet lodged in his chest. A second officer received gunshot wounds to the leg. The shooter was shot and wounded by other officers. Officer Dean died about one hour later at the hospital. The killer was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Officer Dean had served with the Shreveport Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Narcotics Officer Dean gave the Shreveport Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Narcotics Officer Dean.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Narcotics Officer Ronald Edward Dean Jr. 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Shreveport Police Department, 24 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Edward Dean Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Ronald Edward Dean Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Edward Dean Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald Edward Dean Jr. was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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