DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now Burnet County law enforcement officers from the sheriff’s office, the city police and fire departments, and the Texas Highway Patrol ran their red and blue lights for 1 minute at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in honor of DPS Trooper Chad Walker, who died Wednesday from gunshot wounds. Walker was shot in the line of duty Friday, March 26, while assisting a driver in Mexia, Texas. Staff photo by Suzanne Freeman
At 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, about 20 first responder vehicles representing at least four different agencies turned on their flashing lights for a full minute to recognize the sacrifice of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Walker, who was killed in the line of duty in Mexia.