Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edward Eades succumbed to a gunshot wound received two weeks earlier on Highway 55. He had been treated for the wound and released as it looked as though he had recovered. As he drove to the St. Cloud State Reformatory a blood clot moved from the wound to his heart, causing his death. The suspect from the original shooting was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Deputy Eades had served with the Meeker County Sheriff's Office for 12 years and had been in law enforcement for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Eades gave the Meeker County Sheriff's Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Litchfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Eades.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Edward Eades 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 59 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Eades's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Eades Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Eades is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Eades was killed by gun.
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