Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Darrell Moon succumbed to gunshot wounds he received when he was accidentally shot and killed by another officer during a shootout in downtown Fort Worth on July 13, 1980. Officer Moon was a plainclothes officer working with the Vice Unit. The unit was attempting to arrest three men when they became involved in the shootout at the 1000 block of Houston Street. Officer Moon was struck in the head by a round fired by another officer. Officer Moon was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he passed away the next day. Officer Moon had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, and grandmother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Moon gave the Fort Worth Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Moon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Darrell Gene Moon 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 Fort Worth Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darrell Gene Moon's cause is highlighted.
How Darrell Gene Moon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Darrell Gene Moon is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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