Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Albert Lemley was shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery. The three suspects had set a fire three blocks from the bank as a diversion. As Marshal Lemley assisted at the fire scene a citizen informed him of the bank robbery. When Marshal Lemley got to the bank the doors were locked and all of the occupants were lying on the floor. The bank manager was able to unlock the door and as Marshal Lemley entered the suspects inside began firing. Marshal Lemley retreated back outside but a suspect, who was across the street and dressed as a woman, opened fire with a shotgun, fatally wounding him. The suspects fled the scene and eluded several citizens who attempted to chase them. Marshal Lemley's killer, an escaped North Carolina convict, was apprehended two years later by government agents in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled December 1, 1956. A second suspect was apprehended, tried, and acquitted.
Survivors
Marshal Lemley had served with the Rosalia Police Department for 2 years and was survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Lemley gave the Rosalia Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rosalia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Lemley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal Albert L. Lemley 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 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. Albert L. Lemley's cause is highlighted.
How Albert L. Lemley Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1956
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert L. Lemley is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert L. Lemley was killed by shotgun.