Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief of Police Edwin Stuart was shot and killed while responding to reports of a shooting at a bar at East 3rd Street and Birth Street. A crazed drunk man had just shot two men, killing a former deputy sheriff, when Assistant Chief Stuart entered the bar and shot the suspect through his shoulder. As the man collapsed he shot Assistant Chief Stuart in the heart killing him instantly. The 44-year-old man was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to two life terms on July 14th, 1939. He died in prison on January 21st, 1974. Assistant Chief Stuart had served with the Anaconda Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and three brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Stuart gave the Anaconda Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Anaconda community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Stuart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Edwin E. Stuart 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 MT, 93 of 142 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.5% of this state's fallen. That is 65.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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