Roll of Honor
James Nathaniel Malone
Incident
Location: Texas Incident Date: Monday, July 7, 1924 Weapon: Handgun Offender: Shot and killed
Special Agent James Malone was shot and killed near Uvalde, Texas.
Liquor smugglers on Southern Pacific trains between the Mexican border and San Antonio, Texas had been a special objective of Special Agent Malone for several months. He was riding a northbound train near Ulvalde, Texas, when he discovered a smuggler between two rail cars. The smuggler immediately opened fire, striking Malone three times.
He drew his revolver and returned fire, striking the man five times. As the smuggler fell from the train, he fired again, striking Agent Malone in the leg. The train stopped and picked up the deceased smuggler and Agent Malone, taking them to San Antonio. Special Agent Malone died just after midnight on July 8th, 1924.
Special Agent Malone was survived by his wife and one small son. An honor guard of two Texas Rangers accompanied his body to Del Rio, Texas, where he is buried. He had joined the Texas Rangers in 1916 and served five years. He subsequently worked for the U. S. Customs Service, where his father was employed. He then joined the Southern Pacific Railroad Police.
Survivors
Special Agent Malone was survived by his wife and one small son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Malone gave the Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Malone.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Agent James Nathaniel Malone 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 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 Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, 15 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Nathaniel Malone was killed by handgun.
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