Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Walter Starrett was shot and killed when he encountered a suspicious individual in the freight yard at Mitchell, Indiana. The 30-year-old shooter said he was walking through the freight yard to his nearby home when he came upon a long freight train that had stopped. He decided to crawl through a boxcar to the other side instead of taking a long walk around the train. He said he needed to get home quickly because he had medicine that his young daughter required as soon as possible. As he entered the boxcar, a man yelled at him and then started shooting. He then chased him, shooting at him as he ran. When hit by a bullet in his hip, he pulled his own revolver and shot at the man until he dropped. He then crawled to his home. The suspect was charged with murder, but there is no further information. Detective Starrett had served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Starrett gave the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Starrett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Walter Starrett 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 13 of 22 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Starrett's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Starrett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Starrett is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Walter Starrett was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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