On July 21, 2023, at about 9:00 p.m., Eastland County Deputy David Walter Bosecker, 57, responded to a domestic disturbance on Highway 183 between Cisco and Rising Star, Texas, and was met with gunfire upon arrival. He sustained fatal injuries at the scene. The suspect, 42-year-old Cody Douglas Pritchard, was taken into custody by other responding units and was charged with capital murder of a peace officer and booked into the Stephens County Jail.

Deputy Bosecker served over 21 years in law enforcement — with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a Game Warden, the Comanche Police Department, and he joined the Eastland County Sheriff’s Office in 2021. He also worked part-time as a marine enforcement officer with the Cisco Police Department. Born July 13, 1967, in Perryton, Texas, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a Tarleton State University graduate. He is survived by his wife Brenda Elton Bosecker, a stepson, grandchildren, parents and other family.

Funeral services were held July 29, 2023, at the Brownwood Coliseum. The family established the David Bosecker Memorial Fund at First Financial Bank of Eastland County to provide gear for deputy safety. If anyone knew Deputy Bosecker or has information about the incident, please share what might help investigators.