Roll of Honor
Harry Lloyd Ashley
Incident
Special Agent Harry Ashley was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person in the passenger station in Stockton, California. When Agent Ashley approached the suspect and asked him to leave, the man fired a handgun concealed in a paper bag, striking Agent Ashley in the throat. A suspect was charged with his murder in 1953 but was released due to a lack of evidence. No one else was ever charged. Agent Ashley had served for four years as a special agent.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Ashley gave the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Ashley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Harry Lloyd Ashley 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. Harry Lloyd Ashley's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Lloyd Ashley Compares
Offender Outcome
At large
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Lloyd Ashley is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry Lloyd Ashley was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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