Incident

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12-31-2019 Texas Gary (Gary City) 1-1

Location

December 31, 2019

Incident Address

Gary (Gary City), Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy William Chris Dickerson
Age: 28
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Gregory Newson
Age: 45
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Panola Co, fail traffic stop, Deputy shot multiple times with rifle, subject arrest in Shreveport, LA. APPROX: 32°01'56.2"N 94°22'23.5"W

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 223 Rem [AR-15]

Sources

URL: https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/panola-county-deputy-shot-killed-during-early-morning-traffic-stop/504-889e57ae-8507-490c-b242-769370c939da

URL: https://kfdm.com/news/local/panola-county-deputy-shot-and-killed-during-traffic-stop-suspect-in-custody

URL: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/sheriffs-deputy-gunned-down-in-east-texas-traffic-stop/2284454/

URL: https://www.kltv.com/2020/02/28/man-acused-killing-panola-county-deputy-extradited-back-texas/

URL: https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/capital-murder-trial-of-man-charged-in-officers-death-moved-to-gregg-county/article_5f5e3746-3505-54f1-95f0-a5ebc4e8b260.html

URL: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1364749

URL: https://www.boernestar.com/article/9618,man-sentenced-to-die-for-2019-murder-of-police-officer

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 1
State House District: 11