DAN L MCDUFFIE

Officer Rank: State Ranger
Memorial Panel: 36-W: 2
Department: Texas Dept. of Public Safety
End of Watch: July 7, 1931
Cause: SHOT
Age: 48
Years of Service: 30
Description: Ranger McDuffie was shot by an intoxicated man who was angry that he had been fired as jailer. Ranger McDuffie was in Gladewater on a case and was riding with Chief Dial when they came upon the man brandishing a Winchester. The man fired, striking Ranger McDuffie in the torso. Chief Dial returned fire, killing him. Ranger McDuffie died before reaching the hospital.
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