Officer Alexander W. Tedford

Alexander W. Tedford

Officer Alex Tedford died after contracting an infection while conducting a prohibition raid on Forrest Avenue (Present day Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard).

During the raid, Officer Tedford fell and tore ligaments in one of his legs. A blood clot and infection formed, causing his death.

Officer Tedford served with the Dallas Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

Officer Tedford's brother, Theodore A. Tedford, was shot and killed in the line of duty 15 years earlier while serving as a member of the Dallas Police Department.