On the evening of July 21, 1979, Patrolman Ronald Euell Ronnie Dean, 33, was shot and killed while off duty in his car outside Charlie’s Lounge on 70th Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dean had served four years with the Shreveport Police Department.

Investigators identified a primary suspect who was arrested, tried and convicted of second-degree murder; the person received a life sentence. Dean was survived by his wife, daughter, parents and three sisters.

If anyone knew Patrolman Dean, his family, or has information about that night, please share what is known.