Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Donald Slockett was shot and killed while making a traffic stop at 3:30 am in the 7800 block of Highway 90-A. As he exited his patrol car the suspects in the vehicle opened fire, striking him in the chest and fatally wounding him. He was not wearing a vest at the time of the shooting. The suspects in the shooting were drug traffickers who were holding hostages at the time of the incident. It is believed the hostages had been abducted by the subjects with the intent of murdering them over drug trafficking. Sergeant Slockett had served with the Sugar Land Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son, daughter, parents, and four siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Slockett gave the Sugar Land Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sugar Land community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Slockett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald D. Slockett served in the the United States military (1974) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Ronald D. Slockett 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%.
National Cause Distribution
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How Ronald D. Slockett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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Incident Location
Military Service
Ronald D. Slockett served in the United States military (1974) before joining law enforcement.
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