Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Herbert Walker succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while assisting a Shasta County Sheriff's Office posse search for two escaped prisoners.
When the posse located the prisoners a shootout ensued and Constable Walker was wounded in the hip. He died from his wound the following day. One of the suspects accidentally shot and killed the other suspect. His killer, who escaped, also killed Constable Walker. Both were in jail for rape.
Constable Walker had served with the agency for 2.5 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Walker gave the Alturas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alturas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Walker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Herbert Scott 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert Scott Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert Scott Walker Compares
Offender Outcome
One shot and killed; One escaped
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert Scott Walker is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Herbert Scott Walker was killed by handgun.