Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Darrell Allen succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 10 days earlier while struggling with a subject inside of a club at 301 East Avenue B in Temple, Texas.
Chief Allen and another Marlin Police Department officer were working a secondary employment assignment at the club when Chief Allen attempted to arrest a subject for creating a disturbance at approximately 1:20 am. The man produced a handgun and shot Chief Allen in the face as the two struggled.
The subject was arrested by the other Marlin police officer and a Temple Police Department officer took the man into custody. On August 24th, 2017, he was sentenced to 95 years in prison for Chief Allen's murder.
Chief Allen was transported to Baylor Scott & White Hospital where he remained until succumbing to the wound on November 10th, 2015.
Chief Allen had served in law enforcement for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Allen gave the Marlin Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Marlin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Allen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Darrell Lamond Allen 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Marlin Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darrell Lamond Allen's cause is highlighted.
How Darrell Lamond Allen Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 95 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Darrell Lamond Allen is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Darrell Lamond Allen was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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