James J. Shaw
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Officer

James J. Shaw

Mobile Police Department — Mobile, AL
Felonious
End of Watch December 21, 1924
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 78
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jim Shaw was stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a burglar who had broke into a local grocery store. Officer Shaw managed to fire at the suspect as he fled the scene. The 46-year-old suspect was later found at his home in his bed, dead from three gunshot wounds. Officer Shaw had served with the Mobile Police Department for only 18 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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You barely got started.
Officer Shaw gave the Mobile Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Shaw.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Mobile, Mobile County, AL
Platform Identity mpd.mobile.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 1924
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 78
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Edged weapon

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James 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 1924, 225 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 4th 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 28. 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 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 15.2%.

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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 edged weapon, in 2.2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Mobile Police Department has 23 officers remembered here, James among them.

Officer James J. Shaw

Mobile Police Department · End of Watch December 21, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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