Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal John Lally was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a violent suspect who had murdered two police officers three days earlier. On July 23rd, 1900, three New Orleans police Officers approached a man who was sitting with a friend. The subject produced a handgun and opened fire, wounding one of the officers. The following day, a team of officers tracked the suspect to his home on Fourth Street, between Rampart Street and Saratoga Street. The man opened fire on them with a .38 caliber Winchester rifle as they entered the home, killing Captain John Day and Peter Patrolman Lamb. Other officers immediately surrounded the home, however, the man was able to escape. Investigators received a tip on July 27th, 1900, indicating that the man was hiding in a home in the 1200 block of Saratoga Street. As officers attempted to take him into custody he opened fire, killing Sergeant Gabe Porteous and Corporal John Lally. The man then barricaded himself inside of the home. Keeper Van Kuren and several other officers took up a position in a home at 1209 Rampart Street that provided a view of the home in which the man was barricaded. As Keeper Van Kuren stood in a doorway of the home the man opened fire from a window, killing him. The suspect was shot and killed by other officers when he attempted to escape from the home.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Lally served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Lally.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Corporal John F. Lally 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Orleans Police Department, 86 of 128 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John F. Lally's cause is highlighted.
How John F. Lally Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John F. Lally is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John F. Lally was killed by rifle.
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