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Sergeant Anthony Wallace
Hoonah Police Department, Alaska
End of Watch:
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Age:
32
Years on the job:
4
Badge Number:
NA
Cause of death:
Shot and killed |
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Sgt. Anthony Wallace and Officer Matthew
Tokuoka both of the Hoonah Police Department, were shot and killed in the
line of duty during a weekend ambush in the southeastern island village of
Hoonah.
Matt Tokuoka was off duty at the time of
the attack. Matt was with his wife Haley, their six-year-old son, and their
two-year-old daughter. The family had just left Matt’s father-in-law’s home,
where they had spent the evening with his wife’s family. Matt had stopped
his car to talk with Wallace, who was on duty. Wallace and Tokuoka were
engaged in a conversation, when John Marvin approached and opened fire on
Wallace without warning. As Wallace went down, Tukuoka exited his car in an
attempt to assist and told his wife to “get away!” Marvin then shot Tokuoka
in front of his wife and children.
To add to the outrageousness of this act, Wallace’s mother, who was up from
Florida visiting her son, also witnessed the shooting. Sgt. Wallace died
while in surgery in Juneau, which is 40 miles to the west of Hoonah. Officer
Tokuoka was pronounced dead early Sunday in the clinic in Hoonah.
As of Sunday evening, Marvin was still barricaded in his home. The Alaskan
State Police were on the scene and evacuating homes near Marvin’s. The
Juneau Police Department SWAT Team was transported to the scene by the U. S,
Coast Guard. Bob Prunella, who is acting village administrator, said of the
stand-off, “This could go on for a while. They really want to get him
alive.”
The suspect surrendered to officers after remaining barricaded for two days.
Officer Tokuoka was a U.S. Marine Corps
veteran and had worked for the Hoonah Police Department for 18 months. He is
survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Related LODD Officer Matthew Tokuoka |
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Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch
over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the
Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police Special
Inc.
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