Zack T. Wade

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch July 26, 1905

Age 35

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Deputy Marshal Zack Wade was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for making moonshine near Union Hall, Franklin County, Virginia. The suspect shot Deputy Marshal Wade in the abdomen with a shotgun as he attempted to arrest him at his home early in the morning. The man fled into the mountains but was arrested by a farmer five days later. He was found guilty of first-degree murder and hung on November 24th, 1905. Deputy Marshal Wade had served with the United States Marshals Service for approximately seven years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Wade gave the United States Department of Justice 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Wade.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1905

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Executed in 1905

Deputy U.S. Marshal Zack T. Wade 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

251

of 313 officers

80.2% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious