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Constable

Arvid Lundgren

Koochiching County Sheriff's Department — International Falls, MN

Felonious

End of Watch November 21, 1928

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Constable Lundgren was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect who had brandished a gun to intimidate people in a restaurant in Big Falls. He was chasing the suspect down the street when the man turned and fired, striking him in the neck. The suspect surrendered himself to a posse several days later. On May 15, 1929, the suspect, 35, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled in 1963.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Lundgren served with the Koochiching County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the International Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Lundgren.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Koochiching County Sheriff's Department

Location International Falls, MN

Platform Identity kcso.koochiching.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 21, 1928

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Paroled in 1963

Constable Arvid Lundgren 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Koochiching County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Koochiching County Sheriff's Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arvid Lundgren's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Arvid Lundgren Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Paroled in 1963

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arvid Lundgren is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arvid Lundgren was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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