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Federal Prohibition Agent

James Holland Rose

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch October 25, 1920

Age 45

Badge 7484

The Vigil Panel 39 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent James Rose was shot and killed while raiding a still in Asheville, North Carolina.

Survivors

Agent Rose was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Rose served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Rose.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtirspufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 25, 1920

Age 45

Badge Number 7484

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Federal Prohibition Agent James Holland Rose 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 47 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit

of 59 officers

79.7% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Holland Rose's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How James Holland Rose Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Holland Rose is highlighted in Oct.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Holland Rose was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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