U.S. Game Warden

Edgar Albert Lindgren

United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement — Falls Church, VA

Felonious

End of Watch August 17, 1922

Age 22

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

U.S. Game Warden Edgar Lindgren was shot and killed while checking the licenses of three hunters after observing the men shoot a bird out of season at Big Lake in Council Bluffs, Iowa. When he asked to see their hunting licenses one of the men shot him in the chest with a shotgun. The other two hunters shot him at point-blank range as he lay bleeding on the ground. He succumbed to his wounds four days later. All three of the suspects were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life.

Survivors

Game Warden Lindgren was survived by his wife and infant son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
U.S. Game Warden Lindgren served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, U.S. Game Warden Lindgren.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement

Location Falls Church, VA

Platform Identity usdifwsdrlecons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 1922

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Three sentenced to life

U.S. Game Warden Edgar Albert Lindgren 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, 5 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement

of 9 officers

55.6% Felonious

VA — Statewide

395

of 654 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious