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Sergeant

Ronald D. Slockett

Sugar Land Police Department — Sugar Land, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 4, 1987

Age 31

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

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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Tributes

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

Agency

Department Sugar Land Police Department

Location Sugar Land, TX

Platform Identity slpd.fortbend.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 4, 1987

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Apprehended

Sergeant Ronald D. Slockett 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%.

Sugar Land Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald D. Slockett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Ronald D. Slockett Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Apprehended

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald D. Slockett is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald D. Slockett was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518