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Candlelight vigil honors Fort Worth officer struck and killed on duty

Updated on: August 14, 2024 / 10:04 PM CDT / CBS Texas

Fort Worth police officer killed in the line of duty remembered for his enthusiasm, dedication

FORT WORTH – A candlelight vigil Wednesday evening honored a longtime Fort Worth police officer who was struck and killed Monday while working a fuel spill on Interstate 35W.

Sgt. Billy Randolph Fort Worth Police Department

On Tuesday morning, Fort Worth police escorted Randolph from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office to the Mount Olivet Funeral Home.

A day earlier, hundreds of police officers honored Randolph at John Peter Smith Hospital, just hours after he died.

Randolph was standing outside his vehicle at the I-35W fuel spill scene when another vehicle zoomed through the scene in the wrong direction and struck him. Police arrested that vehicle's driver, 25-year-old De Aujalae Evans.

Randolph served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 29 years.

Randolph's funeral services will be held Saturday.

Doug Myers

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent time as a digital content manager for a national trade association and as communications director for a state agency.