Lieutenant Stuart Jay Alexander

Stuart Jay Alexander

Lieutenant Stuart Alexander was intentionally struck and killed by a suspect while attempting to deploy stop sticks on SH 358 at 12:10 am. The suspect had just assaulted another officer at a disturbance call and was fleeing the area at the time.

The suspect was shot and wounded a short time later after ramming several police cars. Lieutenant Alexander was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect was sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection on August 12th, 2015.

Lieutenant Alexander was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 20 years. He is survived by his wife and son.