Constable

Lee Wall

Felonious
End of Watch June 10, 1898
Age 34
Tour of Duty
Gender Male

Incident

Constable Wall was shot and killed after arresting a suspect for fighting at a local saloon. While walking the suspect to jail, the man pulled out a pistol concealed in his belt and shot Constable Wall in the head. The suspect was later captured and hung. Constable Wall had been with the agency for 18 days and was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Constable Wall had been with the agency for 18 days and was survived by his wife.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Wall served with the Colorado County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Eagle Lake community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Eagle Lake, Colorado County, TX
Platform Identity cccop4co.colorado.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 1898
Tour of Duty
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lee 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 1898, 89 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lee was 34. 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. Lee had served 0 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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
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His people

Colorado County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 has 3 officers remembered here, Lee among them.

Constable Lee Wall

Colorado County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 · End of Watch June 10, 1898

Where the Name Is Cut

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