Terry Ray Cox

How they died

Deadly force

Sergeant Gary E. Smith pulled over a Cadillac Escalade driven by Cox. Cox, named in a burglary warrant, claimed to be someone else and made up a story. Sergeant Smith could not confirm any part of the story, so he called backup. Another officer responded. Cox drove away. Sergeant Smith, his right arm in the Escalade, was dragged away with it. He shot Cox fatally in the neck, stopping the other. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Terry Ray Cox, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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