Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, November 25, 2001
Add to My HeroesChristopher Kevin James
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. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Bio
- Age 34
- Tour 6 years
- Badge 7154
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Executed in 2015
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