James H. Pace

Butte Police Department — Butte, MT

Cardiac

End of Watch July 27, 1915

Age 41

The Vigil Panel 30 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 13

Incident

Policeman James Pace suffered a fatal heart attack after an intense struggle with a man with a gun. He had been alerted to a disturbance involving three men on East Galena Street, and told the men to move along when he arrived at the location. The men refused to leave, at which point Policeman Pace told them they were under arrest. One of the men drew a revolver and pointed it at Policeman Pace, who was able to knock it from his hand. Policeman Pace then drew his own gun and the two struggled for three minutes before the subject was shot in the hand and surrendered. Other officers arrived and took the subject to the city jail. Policeman Pace began to feel ill and collapsed. He was taken to the emergency hospital where he died later that day.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Pace served with the Butte Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Butte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Pace.

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

Agency

Department Butte Police Department

Location Butte, MT

Platform Identity bpd.silverbow.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1915

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Policeman James H. Pace is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MT, 10 of 142 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Butte Police Department, 1 of 14 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.1% of this agency's fallen.

Butte Police Department

of 14 officers

7.1% Cardiac

MT — Statewide

of 142 officers

7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac