Texas DPS remembers 3 men who died in line of duty

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) will keep in mind three males Tuesday who died whereas within the line of responsibility.

The legislation enforcement company will maintain its 2022 Peace Officers Memorial Service on the DPS headquarters in Austin to honor Texas Freeway Patrol Sgt. Paul Mooney, Particular Agent Dustin Slovacek and Particular Agent Anthony Carlos “AC” Salas.

In response to DPS, Mooney served as a trooper in El Paso County and died in June final yr after battling most cancers and being hospitalized from COVID-19. The 52 yr outdated beforehand served within the Military earlier than turning into a state trooper.

Slovacek died in September 2021 from issues attributable to COVID-19, in line with the Officer Down Memorial Web page honoring him. The web page states his an infection occurred whereas deployed to the Texas-Mexico border for Operation Lone Star, the border initiative created by Gov. Greg Abbott. He served as a Marine earlier than working with the DPS felony investigations division for 14 years.

An accident close to Eagle Move killed Salas in January this yr, which occurred whereas he assisted with tactical operations in Maverick County. He joined DPS in 2013 and was stationed in El Paso. He served as a trooper with the Texas Freeway Patrol earlier than a promotion to particular agent within the division’s Legal Investigations Division.

The memorial service Tuesday will characteristic remarks from Steven Mach, the DPS public security fee chairman.

KXAN will present a stay stream of the 2022 Peace Officers Memorial Service on this story and on Fb beginning at 10 a.m.