Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Edward Campbell was shot and killed while on a stake-out with a local city marshal. The two officers where in a vacant home when they surprised two burglars. Sheriff Campbell yelled to the men to raise their hands but was shot in the chest. The two were apprehended and taken to the local jail. Later in the night a mob of masked men forcibly removed the men and lynched them both. Sheriff Campbell was originally from Ohio and was a veteran of the Civil War.
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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.
Sheriff Campbell gave the Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lake City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward Newton Campbell served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sheriff Edward Newton Campbell 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 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 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Hinsdale County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Newton Campbell's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Newton Campbell Compares
Offender Outcome
Both lynched
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Newton Campbell is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Newton Campbell was killed by handgun; .44 caliber.
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