Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez
January 30, 2023 - September 28, 2024
On September 28, 2024, Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez succumbed to his injuries from a vehicle crash that occurred on September 17, 2024. He was investigating a traffic crash when he was struck by a vehicle. Trooper Ramirez Vasquez, a United States Army Veteran, joined DPS and was commissioned as a trooper on August 27, 2023, and was stationed in Odessa, Texas.
He is the 241st DPS officer to die in the line of duty since 1835.