Corporal Lawrence Rudy Cadena Sr., 43, was a 17-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department who was shot and killed on December 13, 1988, during an undercover narcotics operation near North Fitzhugh Avenue and Capitol Avenue.

During the exchange of gunfire one assailant was shot and killed and two others were wounded. Legal proceedings that followed resulted in one wounded suspect receiving a death sentence and the other receiving life imprisonment; the man sentenced to death was executed on August 14, 2002. Corporal Cadena is survived by three children and is remembered for his bravery and dedication to duty.

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