Roll of Honor
Stuart Jay Alexander
Incident
Lieutenant Stuart Alexander was intentionally struck and killed by a suspect while attempting to deploy stop sticks on SH 358 at 12:10 am. The suspect had just assaulted another officer at a disturbance call and was fleeing the area at the time.
The suspect was shot and wounded a short time later after ramming several police cars. Lieutenant Alexander was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The suspect was sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection on August 12th, 2015.
Lieutenant Alexander was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 20 years.
Lieutenant Alexander was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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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.
Lieutenant Alexander gave the Corpus Christi Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Thank you 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
Stuart Jay Alexander served in the Army (1987â1987) before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant Stuart Jay Alexander 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 Corpus Christi Police Dept., 7 of 16 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stuart Jay Alexander's cause is highlighted.
How Stuart Jay Alexander Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2015
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stuart Jay Alexander is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stuart Jay Alexander was killed by automobile.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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