Trooper Chad Walker
August 14, 2015 - March 31, 2021
On March 31, 2021, Trooper Chad Walker succumbed to his injuries sustained from a single gunshot wound suffered on March 26, 2021 in Limestone County. Trooper Walker stopped to assist a stranded motorist when the driver of the vehicle opened fire. Trooper Walker was commissioned as a Trooper on August 14, 2015 and was stationed in Groesbeck, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, son and three daughters. He is the 237th DPS officer to die in the line of duty since 1835.