Texas first responders honor fallen DPS trooper Chad Walker
Brownwood Bulletin
First responders across Texas briefly parked their vehicles with their lights flashing Thursday in honor of Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Chad Walker, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Mexia last weekend.
The Central Fire Station in Brownwood was one of many locations in Texas where first responders lined up vehicles and flashed their emergency lights following a request from Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor had asked law enforcement officers to turn on their red and blue flashing lights for one minute at 1 p.m. Thursday to honor Walker and all officers in Texas.
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Services scheduled for slain Central Texas DPS trooper Texas State Trooper Chad Walker (Source: DPS Texas) By Staff | April 1, 2021 at 3:42 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 3:44 PM
GROESBECK, Texas (KWTX) - Services have been scheduled in Groesbeck for slain Central Texas
Public visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. next Tuesday at Groesbeck Funeral Home at 1215 East Yeagua St.
The funeral home will be open to receive visitors from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. daily including Good Friday, but will be closed on Easter Sunday.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Groesbeck High School Football Stadium at
There was no cause for celebration today in the law enforcement community. In a moment of silence that echoed across the great State of Texas, lawmen of all rank recognized the loss of one of their own and honored the exceptional final act of service made by slain State Trooper Chad Walker.
The announcement for the fallen trooper s End of Watch was a poignant moment of reflection for all. Chad Walker was on duty when he pulled over to assist what he thought was a stranded motorist on the roadside near Groesbeck, a town just east of Waco and south of Mexia and barely a speck on the map. No sooner than Walker had put his patrol car in park had the driver exited the vehicle with a gun drawn, shooting the state trooper point blank without provocation.
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