Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Kevin Cox was accidentally shot and killed as he and other SWAT team members entered a home during a standoff with a man known to have several weapons.
Officers were initially called to the home during a domestic dispute involving the man and his wife. After the wife left the house, the man dragged several pieces of furniture into the yard, doused them with gasoline, and then set them on fire. When officers arrived at approximately 11:00 a.m., the man was holed up inside the house.
At approximately 3:15 PM, officers began to clear all of the windows in the house by knocking the glass out and removing any blinds obstructing the view into the home. As they did so, shots were fired, and Sergeant Cox was accidentally struck in the head by a shot fired by members of the SWAT team. Other officers fired, wounding the suspect. Officers then fired tear gas into the home, affecting the arrest of the man after he crawled out.
Sergeant Cox had served with the Lubbock Police Department for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cox gave the Lubbock Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lubbock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Kevin Dale Cox is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lubbock Police Dept., 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Dale Cox's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Dale Cox Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Dale Cox is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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