Roll of Honor
Charles Gardiner
Incident
Mounted Guard Charles Gardiner was shot and killed on the Upper Valley Road in El Paso County, Texas. He and several other officers noticed a suspicious wagon being driven along a road by two men. The officers stopped the wagon, and as they advanced the suspects opened fire and fled. Mounted Guard Gardiner and another officer were wounded in the initial round of fire. The officers returned fire as the suspects waded across the Rio Grande River and escaped into Mexico. Several sacks containing 12 bottles of tequila were found in the wagon. Both wounded officers were taken to the hospital, where Mounted Guard Gardiner died on Saturday, October 21st, 1922, at 5:00 a.m. Mounted Guard Gardiner was survived by his wife and children. He had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years. He was buried in Concordia Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.
Survivors
Mounted Guard Gardiner was survived by his wife and children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Mounted Guard Gardiner gave the United States Department of Labor 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Mounted Guard Gardiner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Mounted Guard Charles Gardiner 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 Labor - Immigration Service - United States Border Patrol, 20 of 28 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Gardiner's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Gardiner Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Gardiner is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Gardiner was killed by handgun; flare gun.
Incident Location
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