Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, November 25, 2001
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: 7154
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 25, 2001
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 2015
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.