Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Stallings succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for violating prohibition laws. Chief Stallings had gone to the man's home with two other officers.
When the chief knocked on the door and identified himself the man grabbed a double barrel shotgun. The man shot out a light and then immediately shot Chief Stallings in the chest.
The suspect fled to Louisburg where he was apprehended. He was then taken to the Wake County Jail to prevent him from being lynched.
Chief Stallings was taken to his home and examined by a doctor. The following day he was driven to a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, where he remained until succumbing to his wound.
The suspect was convicted of Chief Stalling's murder and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on May 12, 1911.
Chief Stallings was survived by his wife and five children.
Survivors
Chief Stallings was survived by his wife and five children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Stallings served with the Spring Hope Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Spring Hope community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Stallings.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police James Stallings is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Stallings's cause is highlighted.
How James Stallings Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Stallings is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Stallings was killed by shotgun.
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