DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department is mourning an officer who was killed in an off-duty accident. Dallas Police Chief Igo confirmed to WFAA that DPD Officer Gabriel Bixby was involved in a major accident in Hunt County and passed away from his injuries on Tuesday.

Gabriel Bixby, 29, had served with the department since 2018 and was assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division.

A Dallas police officer was killed Tuesday in a “major accident” in Hunt County, Dallas police officials confirmed to The Dallas Morning News. Officer Gabriel Bixby, 29, was off duty and traveling on a motorcycle when the crash occurred in Royse City, a small city about 30 miles east of Dallas, police officials told The News.