Master Patrolman Richard O. Riggs, 32, was shot and killed on the evening of January 7, 1986, while on duty in Oklahoma City. Riggs, a seven-year veteran of the Oklahoma City Police Department, and his partner had stopped a van matching the description of one used in an armed robbery earlier that night on NE 36th Street just west of Interstate 35. A suspect inside the van opened fire, striking Riggs in the chest and abdomen; he died despite immediate aid.

Police identified and arrested Ronald Keith Boyd in connection with the killing. Boyd was charged with first-degree murder and later convicted. The Riggs family — his wife, stepson, parents, and siblings — endured a long legal process before Boyd’s execution in April 2000.

Anyone who remembers Master Patrolman Riggs, his patrol that night, or the events on NE 36th Street is asked to share information or memories.