Roll of Honor
George W. LaPorte
Incident
Location: California Weapon: Handgun; .32 caliber Offender: Shot and killed
Special Officer George LaPorte was shot and killed while checking boxcars on a railroad siding in Corona, California.
He encountered the man inside one of the boxcars and ordered him to get out of it. The man opened fire on him with a .32 caliber handgun, striking him in the chest. The man fled the scene but was located by two members of the Corona Police Department a short time later. The subject wounded both officers before being killed by return gunfire.
It was discovered that the subject was carrying 23 sticks of dynamite at the time he was killed. Investigators believed that he was preparing to rob a nearby packing company when he was interrupted by Officer LaPorte.
Officer LaPorte had served with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department for several years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer LaPorte served with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer LaPorte.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer George W. LaPorte 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 KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 24 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George W. LaPorte's cause is highlighted.
How George W. LaPorte Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George W. LaPorte is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George W. LaPorte was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
Incident Location
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