Roll of Honor
Ernest Walter Walker
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Ernest Walker succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier as he and a group of federal agents and provost guards searched for a cache of hidden liquor in El Paso, Texas. Two local deputies had encountered several smugglers earlier in the day and pursued them across the border. The deputies returned to the station and informed the prohibition officers of the encounter. When the prohibition officers arrived at the scene they encountered the smugglers, who had returned with reinforcement in an attempt to move the liquor back into Mexico. A shootout ensued that lasted two hours and Agent Walker was wounded in the abdomen. He was taken to a local hotel where he died three days later. Agent Walker had served with the Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit for 18 months. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and four brothers. He was buried in Fort Worth, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and four brothers.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Federal Prohibition Agent Walker gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Walker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent Ernest Walter 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 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 the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 47 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Walter Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest Walter Walker Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Walter Walker is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ernest Walter Walker was killed by gun; unknown type.
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