Corporal Gary Reeves Blair, Dallas Police Department, Texas

Corporal Gary Reeves Blair

Dallas Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Thursday, March 20, 1986

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Gary Reeves Blair

Corporal Gary Blair was shot and killed with his own weapon after making a traffic stop inside an apartment complex parking lot in the 1400 block of North Zang Avenue.

The person he stopped exited his vehicle and a struggle ensued. A second man exited the vehicle and began to help the first man. The first man gained control of Corporal Blair's handgun and shot him in the neck. Corporal Blair was able to access his backup gun and shot and killed the suspect as well. The second man was not convicted in Corporal Blair's murder.

Corporal Blair had served with the Dallas Police Department for five years. He was survived by his daughter and fiancee.

Bio

Age 30
Tour 5 years
Badge 4500

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Shot and killed

struggle, traffic stop

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That horrible day I was a rookie Sergeant in Communications Division when my Channel 4 dispatcher the great Ron Melton turned on the red light on his console indicating he needed a Supervisor. I shall never forget Ron sitting there with tears in his eyes handling that busy radio traffic. I recently found the cassette tape I made of those terrible moments. My wife was stunned as we listened.
I never knew you personally but our lives intersected that day and we wore the same uniform. May God bless your family as you await them in heaven.

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