Dale Stiles

Dale Conway Stiles, a 50-year-old white male, died on January 13, 1987, after succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained six months earlier on July 14, 1986. Stiles was a Deputy Sheriff with the Pecos County Sheriff's Department in Fort Stockton, Texas. He was responding to a domestic dispute when he was attacked while unloading a rifle from the subject's car. During the scuffle, the subject took Stiles' service revolver and pointed it at his head. The subject's wife intervened, convincing the subject not to shoot Stiles in the head. Instead, the subject shot Stiles in the stomach. Despite undergoing multiple surgeries, Stiles continued to have complications from the gunshot wound and ultimately died from these complications.

Stiles was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Pecos County Sheriff's Department for over nine years. He is survived by a son, two daughters, his parents, and a grandchild. He was buried at the Brush Creek Cemetery in Brush Creek, Grant County, Arkansas.

The incident led to an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Stiles' death. However, details about any arrests, suspects, or litigations related to the case are not readily available from the sources consulted. The subject involved in the shooting was not named in the available records, and it is unclear whether any charges were filed against them. The case highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement officers in the line of duty and the lasting impact on their families and communities.