Roll of Honor
James B. Evans
Incident
Deputy Sheriff James Evans was shot and killed when he was ambushed by bank robbers during a pursuit. Several deputies had responded to a bank robbery call of several heavily armed men robbing a bank in Norco, California. A gunfight ensued in the parking lot in which one suspect was shot and killed, and several others fled the scene in a stolen car. The pursuit entered the Lytle Creek area of the San Bernardino mountains. The suspects suddenly stopped the car near the Stockton Flat Campground in the San Bernardino National Forest, and as Deputy Evans rounded a corner, they opened fire with M-16 rifles, killing him. The suspects then fled on foot. During the search for them, one was shot and killed, and three others were taken into custody. Deputy Evans was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran and had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and three stepchildren.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Evans gave the Riverside County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James B. Evans served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff James B. Evans 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 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 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Riverside County Sheriff's Department, 12 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James B. Evans's cause is highlighted.
How James B. Evans Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James B. Evans is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James B. Evans was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
Military Service
James B. Evans served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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