The Dallas Honoring police 2 officials who were killed in service this year

Dallas – – The Dallas police authority added two new names in honor of the two officials in honor of the two officials who died last year.

Officer Darron Burks

The rookie officer Darron Burks was shot in his patrol car in Oak Cliff on August 29, 20024.

The suspect, 30-year-old Corey Cobb-Bey, went to Burks' car while he picked him up with his phone. The police say that Cobb-Bey then pulled out a gun and “executed” Burks.

Cobbbey shot two and injured other officials who reacted to the shootout. He was fatally shot by several officials after the police said he had a gun on her.

Officer Gabriel Bixby

Officer Gabriel Bixby was killed on January 7, 2025 in an accident on his motorcycle on the way to work.

According to State Troopers, he was on State Highway 276 in Hunt County and collided with the driver of a Honda agreement that turned in front of him.

The 29-year-old officer had been with the department for almost seven years and left a woman and children.

Fallen officers remembered

The two officers were remembered on Tuesday when their names were added to the Dallas Police Memorial.

They are the 94th and 95th police officers in Dallas who die on duty.

“Officer Burks embodied the best of what Dallas has to offer,” said Dalla's mayor Eric Johnson. “Officer Bixby served our city with honor and award for seven years. He was a loving husband and father.”

Sherie Jeffery, mother of Officer Burks, called the service very meaningfully on Tuesday.

“That let me know that they really take care of their officers,” she said.

Jeffery said her son wanted to be a police officer to help others. After teaching high school mathematics for 19 years, he announced his job to join the troop.

“I asked him often. Do you know what you do? He said, 'I know exactly what I do. I want to do that. I have that to do.' I'm so proud of him, “said his mother.

While this was Jeffery's first service service, the family members of other fallen civil servants have been taking part for decades.

“My former husband, his name was Richard Lawrence, and he was killed in 193,” said Frances Lawrence. “As long as I live here, I'll do it.”

The police authority said that the hope is that there will be no new names if family members gather again next May.

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