Roll of Honor
Henry Foote Walker
Incident
Location: North Carolina Incident Date: Friday, February 9, 1883 Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Sentenced to 12 years
Deputy Collector Henry Walker was shot and killed from ambush while investigating an illegal still in the Stokes Ferry area of Stanly County, North Carolina.
He was standing in the front door of a home, speaking to the still's owner, when the owner's son opened fire from a hiding spot behind bushes. One load of buckshot struck Deputy Collector Walker in the back, knocking him down. The man then shot him a second time, killing him.
The subject fled the scene on horseback. His father immediately alerted authorities and the man was eventually arrested. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Deputy Collector Walker was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Survivors
Deputy Collector Walker was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Deputy Collector Walker served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
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Incident Details
Deputy Collector Henry Foote 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 - Office of Internal Revenue, 25 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 92.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Foote Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Foote Walker Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 12 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Foote Walker is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Foote Walker was killed by shotgun.
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