Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy John Staley was shot and killed after responding to a domestic dispute. The suspect was beating his wife and when she screamed the suspect shot her father. The incident was reported to the sheriff's department and Deputy Staley responded. As he entered a shed where the suspect was hiding he was shot and killed with an automatic shotgun. The suspect was sentenced to five years in prison. Deputy Staley had served with the Wichita County Sheriff's Department for only one month.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Staley served with the Wichita County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Staley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy John A. Staley 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John A. Staley's cause is highlighted.
How John A. Staley Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 5 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John A. Staley is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John A. Staley was killed by shotgun.