Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Henry Walker was shot and killed while searching an automobile for illegal whiskey at approximately 2:40 am.
During the search the driver shot him four times, killing him. The man, who had recently been charged with shooting another deputy, turned himself in.
The suspect was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Sheriff Walker was survived by his wife and eight children.
Survivors
Sheriff Walker was survived by his wife and eight children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Walker served with the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Morristown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Walker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Henry Clay Walker is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Clay Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Clay Walker Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 15 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Clay Walker is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Clay Walker was killed by gun; unknown type.