Sergeant David Lynn Schmidt - Seagoville Police Dept. - TX - True Life Hero

David Lynn Schmidt
- Dec. 23, 2020 -

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Seagoville Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	TX, USA
Born:	Jun. 24, 1972
Fallen:	Dec. 23, 2020
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 48 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Seagoville Police Dept. - TX 600 N. Hwy. 175 Seagoville, TX 75159 USA (972)287-2999
County:	Dallas
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Sergeant
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	159
On The Job:	15 years

Bio: David was born in Dallas Texas to Leonard and Etta Jean Schmidt. He graduated from W.W. Samuel high school in 1991 and the University of Phoenix with his Associates degree in December of 2019. David married Lori Bell on September 15, 2010. For the past 15 years he has served his community as a police officer with both the city of Desoto, and most recently the city of Seagoville where he was currently serving as a patrol sergeant.

David loved spending time with his family, traveling, collecting guns, and working on his project truck, Kandy. He also had a deep love for the men and women that he worked with at the Seagoville police department, especially those that worked for him on his shift.

David was always willing to go above and beyond for anyone and truly embodied what it meant to protect and serve. His love and others first mentality will be truly missed.

Survived by:

Lori Bell - Wife

Son

Zak Schmidt - Son

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Seagoville, TX USA Wed. Dec. 09, 2020
Summary:	Sergeant David Schmidt died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty at the Seagoville Police Department. ==================================================================== COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019. On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV). Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed. After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak. On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections. On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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Last Updated: Jan. 01, 2021