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Marvin Edward Walts
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First Sergeant

Marvin Edward Walts

Indiana State Police — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
United States flag Indiana flag
End of Watch March 18, 1957
Age 47
Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 45

Incident

First Sergeant Marvin Walts was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a bank robbery suspect near the intersection of State Road 131 and State Road 62 in Clark County. While on his day off, First Sergeant Walts had received a broadcast of an armed robbery at the Sellersburg State Bank at 1:15 pm. After stopping a vehicle about 45 minutes later, it was confirmed the driver's jacket matched the description given of the bank robbery suspect. As First Sergeant Walts returned to the stopped vehicle, the suspect shot him in the forehead, killing him instantly. A minister who was riding with the trooper was then fired upon before being able to return fire himself and killed the suspect with the trooper's shotgun. First Sergeant Walts, who was planning to retire in six months, had served with the Indiana State Police for 19½ years and was assigned to the Charlestown post.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and teenage son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
First Sergeant Walts gave the Indiana State Police 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Indiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, First Sergeant Walts.

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

Agency

Department Indiana State Police
Type State Police
Location Indianapolis, IN
Platform Identity insp.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1957
Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Marvin is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1957, 67 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 107th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Marvin was 47. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Marvin had served 19.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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By day of the week
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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Indiana State Police has 46 officers remembered here, Marvin among them.

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Where

First Sergeant Marvin Edward Walts

Indiana State Police · End of Watch March 18, 1957

Where the Name Is Cut

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