Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Larry Wallace was shot and killed during an undercover drug investigation in Agana, Guam. Agent Wallace had been undercover for over three months, infiltrating a group of heroin traffickers. Upon meeting the main target of the investigation in the parking lot of the Ada-Seiyo Market in Dededo, the suspect informed Agent Wallace that the heroin was in a home 10 minutes away. Other agents and members of the Guam Police Department moved in and arrested the suspect. The man was placed in handcuffs and into a vehicle with Agent Wallace and a second agent. As he was being driven to the home, the man was able to produce a concealed .38 caliber handgun and opened fire, striking the other agent several times. One of the rounds passed through the agent's arm and struck Agent Wallace in the head, fatally wounding him. Despite being wounded, the other agent was able to subdue the suspect. Officers failed to find the handgun when he was frisked. On May 1, 1976, the suspect, 23, was convicted of second degree murder, attempted murder, distributing herion, and sentenced to life plus 25 years in a Federal Prison. Special Agent Wallace had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for five years and was assigned to the Tokyo Office.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Wallace gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Wallace.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Larry Dale Wallace served in the U.S. Navy (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Larry Dale Wallace 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 18 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Dale Wallace's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Dale Wallace Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Dale Wallace is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry Dale Wallace was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Larry Dale Wallace served in the U.S. Navy (1963–1967) before joining law enforcement.
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