Corporal James A. Ross, 41, was killed in Mammoth, Arizona, on June 10, 1988, while responding to a domestic disturbance. A 19-year veteran of the Mammoth Police Department and a U.S. Army and Marine Corps veteran, Ross was shot in the back three times as he turned to leave a residence; after he fell, the assailant fired a fourth shot into his chest. That day Ross was not wearing his bulletproof vest, the only time in his career he was without it.

The suspect remained at his home because Mammoth had no local jail; after the shooting the assailant called dispatch to report the crime. He was arrested, convicted of second-degree murder and given 25 years to life. While out on appeal the following year he attempted to shoot his stepson, a separate conviction that added six years to his sentence. Ross was survived by his wife, son and two daughters and was the first Mammoth officer killed in the line of duty.

Did anyone in the community know Corporal Ross or have information about that case?