Ronald Dale Baker
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Officer

Ronald Dale Baker

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Felonious
End of Watch May 2, 1983
Age 24
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 4264
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Ronald Baker was shot and killed with his own weapon after being overpowered by two suspects. He was on patrol in southeast Dallas when he confronted two suspects in a parking lot in the 7600 block of Daingerfield Drive. After shooting him, they ran over him twice with their van. The two fled to Arkansas, where they committed suicide when authorities surrounded them. Officer Baker had served with the Dallas Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and young daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Baker gave the Dallas Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Baker.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 2, 1983
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 24
Badge Number 4264
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ronald is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1983, 106 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 47th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ronald was 24. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ronald had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Ronald among them.

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Where

Officer Ronald Dale Baker

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch May 2, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-W

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