Christopher Kevin James
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Police Officer

Christopher Kevin James

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Felonious
End of Watch November 25, 2001
Age 34
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Christopher James was shot and killed while working a uniformed off duty security job at a nightclub on Spangler Road with three other officers.

The officers had just kicked out several people following a fight inside the club. As one of the patrons was taken outside, he pulled out a handgun and shot two of the officers, fatally wounding Officer James. The other officers on the scene returned fire and apprehended the shooter.

The killer was sentenced to death in October 2002. He was executed by lethal injection on October 14, 2015.

Officer James had been employed with the Dallas Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer James gave the Dallas Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer James.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 2001
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2001, 158 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 23rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Christopher was 34. 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. Christopher had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Christopher among them.

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Where

Police Officer Christopher Kevin James

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch November 25, 2001

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-E

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