Lee Dixon, the newly-hired Police Chief of Little River/Academy answered his last call yesterday evening, and it was one of the most dangerous an officer can respond to: a domestic disturbance involving a person in a house with a gun and who knew that police were probably on the way. Yet the shooter apparently talked civilly with the Chief when he arrived. A short time later the shooter produced a shot gun. Chief Dixon called for another officer but then his radio fell silent. Within seconds the 9-1-1 system in Bell County lit up with people reporting that Chief Dixon had been shot and was down, assistance desperately needed. The officer was dead by the time help arrived.
This murder was tragic enough, but making it even worse was the fact that the killer was a former police officer. This man himself coolly called the police operator and stated he had shot a police officer. As more information surfaced on the shooter, it was determined that he had served in several police departments in east Texas. He was still a police officer as late as 2005. The shooter had been arrested previously in Bell County for Deadly Conduct, that is pointing a gun at someone or shooting at someone. And like many a cop-killer, he meekly surrendered rather than face the risk of getting shot himself.
I am proud to honor Chief Dixon, a long-time Milam County Deputy, on this page, though saddened to do so. I pray for comfort of all his loved one and his colleagues as only the Good Shepherd can do. Heaven's Thin Blue Line has one more member tonight.
This murder was tragic enough, but making it even worse was the fact that the killer was a former police officer. This man himself coolly called the police operator and stated he had shot a police officer. As more information surfaced on the shooter, it was determined that he had served in several police departments in east Texas. He was still a police officer as late as 2005. The shooter had been arrested previously in Bell County for Deadly Conduct, that is pointing a gun at someone or shooting at someone. And like many a cop-killer, he meekly surrendered rather than face the risk of getting shot himself.
I am proud to honor Chief Dixon, a long-time Milam County Deputy, on this page, though saddened to do so. I pray for comfort of all his loved one and his colleagues as only the Good Shepherd can do. Heaven's Thin Blue Line has one more member tonight.
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