Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Leonard Walker was shot and killed near Woodville while attempting to arrest an escaped convict from Louisiana while serving a 20-year sentence.
The man had received the sentence on December 14th, 1915, and escaped on September 3rd, 1916. The Tyler County sheriff received a tip that the man had been living in near Woodville using an alias.
The sheriff, one of his deputies, a game warden, and Constable Walker went to the home to arrest the man. The sheriff and game warden stationed themselves at the front gate while the Constable Walker and the sheriff's deputy, who was his brother, went to the back of the house. When the sheriff called for the subject to surrender the man ran out the back door past the two Walker brothers. As they ordered him to surrender the man fired one round at the Constable Walker with a double-barreled shotgun. He was struck in the side and died instantly. The man emptied the shotgun and began firing a revolver when he wounded Deputy Sheriff A.C. Walker in the right arm.
The officers returned fire, but no one hit the man as he escaped into the woods. He was captured near Spurger later that afternoon after a brief gun battle with a posse.
On December 4th, 1929, the man was convicted of murdering Constable Walker and sentenced to five years in prison. The charge of assault to murder for shooting Deputy Sheriff A.C. Walker was dismissed as "insufficient evidence to convict."
Constable Walker was survived by his wife and three children. He was buried in the Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Tyler County. Constable Walker was appointed constable of Precinct 5 sometime in 1926. He was on the ballot on November 6th, 1928, and was elected six weeks after his death. The Precinct 5 constable's office has since been consolidated into another precinct.
Survivors
Constable Walker was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Walker served with the Tyler County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Woodville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Walker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Leonard N. Walker is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard N. Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard N. Walker Compares
Offender Outcome
Five years in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard N. Walker is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leonard N. Walker was killed by shotgun.