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Wallace Monroe Simpson
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Investigator

Wallace Monroe Simpson

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Felonious
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End of Watch October 23, 1951
Age 41
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 51

Incident

Investigator Wallace Simpson was shot and killed by an escaped mental patient from the Central State Hospital near Petersburg, Virginia. The suspect had fled while participating in a work crew on the hospital's farm. He barricaded himself in a home adjoining the hospital property and exchanged shots with responding officers for several hours. Investigator Simpson was struck in the face by a shotgun blast as he attempted to get to the door of the home. The suspect was shot and killed by return gunfire. Six other policemen were wounded during the incident.

Survivors

Investigator Simpson was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator Simpson served with the Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Simpson.

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

Agency

Department Virginia State Police
Type State Police
Location North Chesterfield, VA
Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 1951
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Wallace is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1951, 65 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 113th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Wallace was 41. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

Virginia State Police has 52 officers remembered here, Wallace among them.

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Where

Investigator Wallace Monroe Simpson

Virginia State Police · End of Watch October 23, 1951

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 8-E

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