James E. Anderson

San Antonio Police Dept. — San Antonio, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 1, 1975

Age 39

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 63

Incident

Detective James Anderson was shot and killed when he responded to an officer down call at 423 Pike Road in San Antonio. The officer who had just been wounded had responded to the scene of a domestic dispute. An intoxicated man had just shot at two of his sons, wounding one of them, and then wounded the responding officer. Detective Anderson responded to the scene, and as he exited his patrol car, he was shot in the head by the suspect, who was armed with a .243 caliber rifle with a scope. The suspect committed suicide later in the day. Detective Anderson was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War and had served with the San Antonio Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, two sisters, and three brothers.

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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.
Detective Anderson gave the San Antonio Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio 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 San Antonio Police Dept.

Location San Antonio, TX

Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1975

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .243 caliber

Offender Committed suicide

Military Service

James E. Anderson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Detective James E. Anderson 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At San Antonio Police Dept., 40 of 64 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Dept.

of 64 officers

62.5% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious