Edwin J. Fisher

Utah Department of Corrections — Draper, UT

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 1, 1955

Age 58

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Correctional Officer Edwin Fisher was stabbed to death by an inmate at the Utah State Prison in Draper. At 12:35 p.m., the inmate walked into Officer Fisher's office next to the boiler room and stabbed him using a knife he had stolen from the prison's kitchen. Officer Fisher was transported to The suspect immediately surrendered to other officers and was sentenced to life in prison, where he died. Officer Fisher was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Utah Department of Corrections for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Correctional Officer Fisher gave the Utah Department of Corrections 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Utah, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Utah Department of Corrections

Location Draper, UT

Platform Identity utahcorr.saltlake.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1955

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender Sentenced to life

Military Service

Edwin J. Fisher served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Correctional Officer Edwin J. Fisher 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Utah Department of Corrections, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Utah Department of Corrections

of 5 officers

100% Felonious

UT — Statewide

of 138 officers

60.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious