Cyrus M. Spangler

Tempe Police Department — Tempe, AZ

Felonious

End of Watch January 11, 1921

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Marshal Cyrus Spangler was shot and killed by two men when he responded to a robbery in progress at store at 6th Street and Mill Avenue.

An 11-year-old boy was also shot and killed and the proprietor was seriously wounded.

Three days later both suspects were shot and killed in a gunfight with immigration inspectors in Calabasas, Arizona.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Marshal Spangler served with the Tempe Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tempe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Spangler.

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

Agency

Department Tempe Police Department

Location Tempe, AZ

Platform Identity temppd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1921

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Night Marshal Cyrus M. Spangler 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Tempe Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Tempe Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

AZ — Statewide

204

of 330 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious