Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer LC Tribble was shot and killed from ambush while on patrol at 1:15 a.m. He was driving through an apartment complex on Villa Creek Drive in a marked patrol car when a man opened fire on him. Four shots were fired, with one striking his left temple. Responding officers found his crashed patrol car in a drainage ditch. Two men were seen running from the complex after the shooting, but a suspect was never apprehended. On August 27, 2010, exactly 27 years to the day after Officer Tribble was slain, a suspect was arrested and charged with capital murder. In April 2011, charges against the suspect were dismissed, and the investigation remains open. Officer Tribble had served with the Farmers Branch Police Department for 13 years and previously served with the Bowie Police Department as the chief of police for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, two brothers, and a sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Tribble gave the Farmers Branch Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Farmers Branch community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Tribble.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Lowell Clayton Tribble 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lowell Clayton Tribble's cause is highlighted.
How Lowell Clayton Tribble Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lowell Clayton Tribble is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lowell Clayton Tribble was killed by handgun; .45 caliber.