Daniel Ralph Stillwell

Denver Sheriff's Department — Denver, CO

Felonious

End of Watch September 6, 1987

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Stillwell was shot and killed with his own weapon after being disarmed by a prisoner at Denver General Hospital. He was assigned to hospital security at the time an inmate was brought in to be examined. While in the examination room the inmate began to scream. Deputy Stillwell entered the room and was disarmed by the man who shot him several times and took his handcuff keys. The subject fled the hospital but was captured by security guards.

Survivors

Deputy Stillwell was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Stillwell served with the Denver Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Stillwell.

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

Agency

Department Denver Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Denver, CO

Platform Identity dso.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 6, 1987

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Ralph Stillwell is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Denver Sheriff's Department, 2 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Denver Sheriff's Department

of 7 officers

28.6% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious