Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal James Walker was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle near the city library.
After stopping the vehicle, Corporal Walker approached the driver's side when the driver opened fire with a shotgun, fatally wounding him. The suspect fled the scene in the stolen van and abandoned it just outside of the city limits.
The suspect was taken into custody approximately three hours later. He was charged with capital murder and grand larceny. On August 27, 2007, the suspect was sentenced to life without parole.
Corporal Walker had served with the Waynesboro Police Department for 2 1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, parents, and two siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Walker gave the Waynesboro Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waynesboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Walker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal James Calvin Walker 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 MS, 243 of 350 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this state's fallen. That is 69.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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How James Calvin Walker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Calvin Walker was killed by shotgun.
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