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Patrick Stephen Runyon

Case from Corpus-christi, TX dated Feb 07, 1981

Victim Details

Patrick Stephen Runyon

Male

White / Caucasian

Corpus-christi

TX

1981-02-07

32

Patrick

Stephen Runyon

07/19/2026

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Deputy Constable Patrick Stephen Runyon, aged 32, was shot and killed on February 7, 1981, while responding to a misdemeanor criminal mischief call at 2515 Sundown Lane in Robstown, Texas. As he approached the house, one of the two brothers inside shot him in the heart with a small caliber pistol loaded with rat-shot, killing him instantly. The victim was a male of Caucasian ethnicity.

The two brothers involved in the shooting were arrested and later brought to trial. However, they were a ...
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