Roll of Honor
Incident
Shot at 9:50pm, about fifty yards from the barracks at Falcarragh, County Donegal, by gunmen occupying an empty house. Several Constables rushed out from the barracks, fired on the attackers and took the officer, who had sustained a wound to the chin, back to the barracks but he died about twenty minutes later.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable McKenna served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable McKenna.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable James McKenna 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 L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 519 of 642 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James McKenna's cause is highlighted.
How James McKenna Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James McKenna is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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