U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Ronnie Cox
1986
Ronnie Donald Cox served the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years. Ronnie also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Police Officer Ronnie Cox succumbed to wounds he received when he was accidentally shot by a fellow officer during a narcotics raid in Dallas on December 12, 1986. The officer who accidentally shot him did not know that any officers would be entering the house from the direction that Officer Cox and his partner entered. Officer Cox was transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he died from his wounds three days later. Officer Cox was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served with the Addison Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and three brothers.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
1959 – 1963
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Addison Police Department
Police Officer
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