Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Walters succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while he and his partner attempted to serve a warrant on a juvenile suspect. The officers went to the boy's work and informed him he had to go to jail. The boy dropped a broom, bent behind a workbench, and came up firing a .22 caliber revolver. Patrolman Walters was struck twice and mortally wounded. Both he and his partner were able to return fire and kill the suspect. Patrolman Walters had been with the agency for three years and had also served with the Washoe County Sheriff's Department, Carlin Police Department and Nevada Youth Training Center.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Walters gave the Elko Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elko community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Walters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Clyde A. Walters served in the U.S. Navy (1954) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Clyde A. Walters is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NV, 82 of 146 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.2% of this state's fallen. That is 56.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clyde A. Walters's cause is highlighted.
How Clyde A. Walters Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clyde A. Walters was killed by handgun.
Military Service
Clyde A. Walters served in the U.S. Navy (1954) before joining law enforcement.
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