Bio & Incident Details
Age: 39
Tour: Not available
Badge # 1494
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 10/17/1988
Weapon: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Officer Walls was shot and killed as he led a special operations team into the home during the standoff following Lieutenant James Schmit's murder. The entry team had secured the lower level of the home at 2:14 pm and, as Officer Walls moved to the stairs, he was shot and killed.
The standoff started after the mentally disturbed suspect shot and killed shot Sergeant James Schmit as he and other officers attempted to remove the man from the home. The man was shot and killed by other SRT members after he shot Officer Walls.
Officer Walls was survived by his parents, sister, and two brothers.
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