Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Albert Bowen was shot and killed in the line of duty while attempting to arrest a man who was waving a pistol in front of a bar known as Stubb's Saloon. The suspect was sentenced to life in prison but was killed by a group of prisoners who were escaping from the Utah State Prison. Those prisoners had attempted an escape three months earlier and killed Warden Matthew B. Burgher in the process. Chief Bowen was survived by his second wife, two children, and nine stepchildren. He is buried in Provo City Cemetery.
Survivors
Chief Bowen was survived by his second wife, two children, and nine stepchildren.
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Chief of Police Bowen served with the Provo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Provo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Albert H. Bowen is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 60.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Provo Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert H. Bowen's cause is highlighted.
How Albert H. Bowen Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert H. Bowen is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert H. Bowen was killed by handgun.
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