Detective John Russell Smith, 40, a 18-year veteran of the Bastrop Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on August 10, 2007. He and his partner, Detective Charles Chuck Wilson, had gone to a local hotel to investigate a theft and were shot when they knocked on a motel room door. A gun battle erupted; both detectives were fatally wounded and one of the suspects was killed at the scene. Two paramedics who ran to help were also wounded by gunfire.

One female suspect—wanted in connection with a Harris County, Texas, murder—escaped the scene but was captured by the U.S. Marshals in Houston two days later. Three other people were arrested and charged with helping her escape.

Does anyone have information about the hotel, its location, or who else might have been involved that day?