Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Deputy Arthur Lyman was beaten to death by striking laborers during a riot in the Market District on North 6th Street near 1st Avenue in Minneapolis.
The county sheriff had deputized several citizens to patrol the district during the riot. Special Deputy Lyman was attacked and struck on the head with a bat, causing him to suffer a fatal head injury.
Deputy Lyman was a United States Army WWI veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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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.
Special Deputy Lyman served with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
C. Arthur Lyman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Deputy C. Arthur Lyman 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 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. C. Arthur Lyman's cause is highlighted.
How C. Arthur Lyman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. C. Arthur Lyman is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. C. Arthur Lyman was killed by blunt object; bat.
Incident Location
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