Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Nevada Weapon: Automobile Offender: Shot and killed
Police Officer Anthony Francone was struck and killed by a vehicle that was being pursued south of Nixon, Nevada.
The pursuit went to the area of Route 446 and Route 447, where he was struck while deploying spike strips.
The subject was shot and killed after he struck Officer Francone.
Officer Francone had served in Law Enforcement for 25 years. He had previously served with the Eureka County Sheriff's Office and Storey County Sheriff's Office, where he retired. After retirement, he served with the Fallon Paiute Tribal Police Department, the Washoe Tribal Police Department, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department.
Survivors
Officer Francone is survived by his two sons, daughter, father, stepmother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Francone gave the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Nixon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Francone.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Anthony Francone 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Francone's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Francone Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Francone is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anthony Francone was killed by automobile.