Texas Police Officer on Fugitive Unit Dies After On-Duty Medical Emergency

Fort Worth Police Officer Brian Gentry, a 22-year department veteran assigned to a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, died hours after suffering an on-duty medical emergency and being hospitalized in intensive care.

By Everton Bailey Jr.

Source The Dallas Morning News

Oct. 22, 2026

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Fort Worth Police Officer Brian Gentry died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency while on duty the previous day.
Gentry, 53, had served with the department since 2004 and was assigned to the fugitive unit as a task force officer with the U.S. Marshals Service.
The department hasn't released details about the medical emergency or cause of death, and city flags were ordered to half-staff in his honor.

Fort Worth Police Officer Brian Gentry, who joined the department in 2004 and worked with a U.S. marshals fugitive task force, died hours after being admitted to intensive care following an on-duty medical emergency.

A Fort Worth police officer died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency while on duty the day before, the department said.

Officer Brian Gentry had been with the department since 2004 and was assigned to its fugitive unit as a task force officer with the U.S. Marshals Service.

Police said Gentry, 53, experienced a medical emergency Tuesday while working and went to a local hospital emergency room. He was admitted to the intensive care unit and died hours later Wednesday.

The department didn't release additional details about the medical emergency or Gentry’s cause of death.

“The loss of a member of our department is deeply personal,” Chief Eddie Garcia said in a statement. “Brian was one of our own and his passing will be felt by the many people who had the privilege of working alongside him and calling him a friend.”

Garcia said the department would support Gentry’s family and fellow officers. Police didn't announce funeral arrangements as of Wednesday afternoon. Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker ordered city flags to be flown at half-staff following the officer's death.

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