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Photograph: Officer James Wayne MacDonald

Patch image: Compton Police Department, California






Officer James Wayne MacDonald
Compton Police Department
California

End of Watch: Monday, February 22, 1993

Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: 1032

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, February 22, 1993
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death

Officer MacDonald and Officer Kevin Burrell were shot and killed while making a traffic stop. As the officers attempted to handcuff him, he somehow got loose. The suspect fired at them with another gun he had concealed on his person. The man was arrested and convicted of two counts of murdering a police officer and received the death penalty.

Officer MacDonald had been with the agency for 18 months and was survived by his parents and brother.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Compton Police Department, CaliforniaOfficer Kevin Michael Burrell
Compton Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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