Roll of Honor
Adolph Frederick Bush
Incident
Patrolman Adolph Bush was shot and killed while responding to a domestic assault in Randlett, Utah. When he arrived at the scene he was directed to a rear room of the house where the suspect was located. As he entered the bedroom the male subject shot him in the chest with a .30-.30 carbine rifle. The subject shot him a second time after he fell to the ground. The man used a radio in Patrolman Bush's patrol car to call other officers, who arrived at the scene and arrested him. The man appeared before a notoriously liberal federal judge who released him. Patrolman Bush was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Police for two months and was assigned to the Northern Ute Uintah Ourray Reservation.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two young children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Bush served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Adolph Frederick Bush served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Adolph Frederick Bush is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 45 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adolph Frederick Bush's cause is highlighted.
How Adolph Frederick Bush Compares
Offender Outcome
Released by judge
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Adolph Frederick Bush is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Adolph Frederick Bush was killed by rifle; .30-.30.
Incident Location
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