Laurence E. Doten

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service — Washington, DC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch August 24, 1930

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Immigration Inspector Laurence Doten and Immigration Inspector Lawrence Jones were shot and killed on a Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad train near Emo, Ontario, Canada, while checking the train's passengers who were heading into the United States. The suspect thought that the two inspectors were going to arrest him and opened fire on them without warning. Both inspectors were killed instantly. The suspect fled to Fort Frances, Ontario, where he was shot and fatally wounded by a posse twelve hours later. Inspector Doten was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Immigration Inspector Doten served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdjinsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 24, 1930

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Laurence E. Doten served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Immigration Inspector Laurence E. Doten 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 - Immigration and Naturalization Service, 5 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service

of 11 officers

45.5% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious