James A. Long

Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Oklahoma City, OK

Felonious

End of Watch July 12, 1942

Age 32

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Badge 68

The Vigil Panel 79 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 38

Incident

Trooper James Long was shot and killed while investigating screams he heard at a local park. He was on patrol and was driving past the park when he heard a woman screaming as she was being attacked. As he approached the scene on foot he was shot once in the chest. Trooper Long and the victim were transported to the hospital where Trooper Long succombed to his injuries. The suspect was never caught. Trooper Long had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife. He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Survivors

Trooper Long had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife.

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You barely got started.
Trooper Long gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Long.

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

Agency

Department Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Location Oklahoma City, OK

Platform Identity ohp.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1942

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 32

Badge Number 68

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Never apprehended

Trooper James A. Long 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 19 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.7% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

of 39 officers

48.7% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious