Fallen Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Shown Memorialized with Honorary Monument
Retired Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Shown was honored with an honorary monument during a special ceremony on Friday in Waco, Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials and Shown's loved ones gathered to remember his dedicated service and legacy. Trooper Shown joined the DPS in 1980 and was the 243rd DPS officer to die in the line of duty since 1835. He passed away on February 27, 2026, from complications directly resulting from a line-of-duty injury sustained on December 16, 1988. In that incident, Shown was shot in the forehead by an armed suspect, resulting in the loss of his right eye and permanent paralysis on the left side of his body.
