Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jimmy Halcomb was shot and killed by a sniper who was using armor-piercing ammunition near the intersection of Lombard and Carey Streets. Officer Halcomb was taking cover behind an automobile when he was struck by a rifle shot fired through the vehicle. The subject shot and wounded five other officers and several civilians before surrendering. On July 1st, 1977, the subject was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life plus 60 years. In 2017 the man was granted a new trial, scheduled to start in 2018. As a result of this incident, the Baltimore Police Department created the Quick Response Team. Officer Halcomb was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and had served with the Baltimore Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife and two daughters.
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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.
Police Officer Halcomb gave the Baltimore City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jimmy Dale Halcomb served in the Marine Corps (1966â1968) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Jimmy Dale Halcomb 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Baltimore Police Dept., 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmy Dale Halcomb's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmy Dale Halcomb Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Dale Halcomb is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmy Dale Halcomb was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
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