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Officer

James Allen Joe

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch January 14, 1988

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs 3 mo

Badge 4949

The Vigil Panel 132 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 94

Incident

Officer James Joe was shot and killed while off duty after observing a burglary-in-progress at an apartment complex he resided in on Whitehurst Drive. He called for additional units before confronting the suspects and identifying himself as an officer. One of the suspects opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. He was able to return fire and wound that suspect. Officer Joe died in his wife's arms. The second man testified against the shooter and received 20 years. The shooter was sentenced to death and was executed on December 6th, 1995. Officer Joe was a U.S Army veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Dallas Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Joe gave the Dallas Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Dallas Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Dallas, TX

Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 14, 1988

Tour of Duty 4 yrs 3 mo

Age 34

Badge Number 4949

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

James Allen Joe served in the U.S. Army (1971â1972) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer James Allen Joe 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Dallas Police Department, 55 of 95 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.9% of this agency's fallen.

Dallas Police Department

of 95 officers

57.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,460

of 2,421 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious