Sergeant Kevin Dale Cox, 38, was a 16-year veteran of the Lubbock Police Department killed on July 13, 2001, during a SWAT operation in south Lubbock. Officers were clearing the house’s windows during a standoff with a man reported to have several weapons and who had set furniture on fire in the yard. Sgt. Cox was struck in the head by a bullet and died shortly after being taken to University Medical Center.

The suspect, Richard Robinson, was initially charged with capital murder but was later cleared when investigators determined he did not fire the fatal shot. Sgt. Cox had helped design and build an advanced obstacle course used by the SWAT team; it was posthumously named the Kevin Cox Memorial Obstacle Course. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Are there details about the operation or the investigation anyone can share that might shed light on how the fatal shot occurred?