Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman James Carroll was shot and killed in a shootout with three armed robbers. Patrolman Carroll was assigned to provide an escort to a partner from the Landregan and Welch Shoe Company as he picked up the company payroll, which was approximately $5,000 to $6,000. As they left the bank, while walking on Oxford Street, three men started following them. At the intersection of Oxford and Willow, the men attacked. The businessman was shot first, then they shot Patrolman Carroll. As both men lay injured on the ground, the robbers emptied their weapons into them. The event had been witnessed by numerous people inside an adjacent shoe factory and they started pelting the fleeing robbers with shoes, cutters knives, and scraps of iron. As they fled, they later shot another civilian in the leg, believing him to be a plain clothes policeman. When the robbers were being surrounded, one escaped, one committed suicide, and one was shot in the hand during another gun battle. The robber that escaped was later shot and killed by other officers after he opened fire on them. The captured robber was convicted of murder and robbery and was executed on March 7th, 1911.
Survivors
Patrolman Carroll was survived by his wife.
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28 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Carroll gave the Lynn Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lynn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Carroll.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman James H. Carroll 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lynn Police Department, 4 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James H. Carroll's cause is highlighted.
How James H. Carroll Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James H. Carroll is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James H. Carroll was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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