Wallace M. McCarty

Colorado State Patrol — Lakewood, CO

Felonious

End of Watch January 24, 1946

Age 34

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Patrolman Wallace McCarty succumbed to injuries received two days earlier when his cruiser was struck head-on on Colorado 6 near Hudson. A truck crossed the center lane and struck his cruiser. A civilian passenger in Patrolman McCarty's cruiser was killed instantly. The 53-year-old truck driver was charged with manslaughter. Patrolman McCarthy had been with the agency for two years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman McCarty gave the Colorado State Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McCarty.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Colorado State Patrol

Location Lakewood, CO

Platform Identity chp.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1946

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Patrolman Wallace M. McCarty 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Colorado State Patrol, 11 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.

Colorado State Patrol

of 30 officers

36.7% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious