Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Marshal Chambers was shot and killed by a man he had encountered the previous night. The man walked up to him in the street with a gun concealed in a newspaper and shot Chambers four times. The suspect was tried and acquitted.
Survivors
Deputy Chambers was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal Chambers served with the Aurora Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Aurora community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Chambers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Marshal John Franklin Chambers 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Franklin Chambers's cause is highlighted.
How John Franklin Chambers Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Franklin Chambers is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Franklin Chambers was killed by gun; unknown type.