James Willis Fuller

Dallas County Sheriff's Department — Dallas, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 13, 1932

Age 35

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 19

Incident

Deputy James Fuller succumbed to a shotgun blast suffered two days earlier while investigating a burglary on a farm where guns, whiskey and tires had been stolen. While the deputies were inside the suspects returned looking for more items to steal. The suspects began firing into the house and struck Deputy Fuller in the head. The deputies returned fire and took the four suspects into custody. One suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 99 years. His sentence was later reduced to 10 years and he was released April 27, 1939. Deputy Fuller had been with the agency for five months and had been with the Dallas Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons and is buried at Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Fuller gave the Dallas County Sheriff's Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Fuller.

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

Agency

Department Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Location Dallas, TX

Platform Identity dcso.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1932

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Sentenced to 99 years in prison

Deputy James Willis Fuller 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 Dallas County Sheriff's Department, 14 of 20 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

of 20 officers

70% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious