Bill Earl Jones, a 41-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, served as the Chief of Police for the Lorenzo Police Department in Texas. On March 21, 1985, he responded to a domestic disturbance call where a man had shot his son-in-law. As Chief Jones walked to the rear of the house, the suspect emerged and shot him as well. The suspect then committed suicide. Chief Jones was transported to a hospital in Lubbock, where he succumbed to his injuries two days later, on March 23, 1985.
There were no arrests or ongoing investigations related to his death, as the suspect took his own life immediately after shooting Chief Jones. The incident was classified as a line-of-duty death due to gunfire. Chief Jones had been with the Lorenzo Police Department for seven years and was survived by his wife and daughter.
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