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James Merry Walker
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Detective

James Merry Walker

Miami Police Department — Miami, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch January 8, 2008
Age 30
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 38

Incident

Detective James Walker was shot and killed when he attempted to take police action while off duty.

Detective Walker had gotten off duty approximately two hours earlier. He was parking his unmarked department vehicle near Northeast 164th Street and 18th Avenue in North Miami Beach when a suspect attempted to enter it. The suspect, who had gone to the area to commit another shooting, had mistaken the car for that of his accomplice's, who was driving an identical make and model.

When the suspect realized it was not his accomplice's car, he and Detective Walker exchange gunfire. Detective Walker was fatally wounded.

The suspect fled the scene and remained at large until being apprehended in front of the Miami Police Department headquarters one week later. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder on October 8th, 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was additionally sentenced to serve 50 years for two unrelated armed robberies.

Detective Walker had served with the Miami Police Department for eight years and was assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Walker gave the Miami Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Walker.

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

Agency

Department Miami Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL
Platform Identity mpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 8, 2008
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; AK-47

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James 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 2008, 65 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 113th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 30. 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. James had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% 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 rifle; ak-47, in 0.2% of these deaths.

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His people

Miami Police Department has 39 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Where

Detective James Merry Walker

Miami Police Department · End of Watch January 8, 2008

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-W

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