Roll of Honor
Emil Skoglund
Incident
Conservation Officer Emil Skoglund and Conservation Officer Arvid Erickson were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for spotlighting deer seven miles north of Gwinn, Michigan. They stopped behind the man's car on the road between Gwinn and Sands. After shooting both officers, the suspect placed their bodies in the officers' vehicle and submerged them in a lake. After being arrested the suspect led authorities to the location where the bodies and vehicle were recovered. The man was convicted of murdering both officers and was sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison 22 years later. Officer Skoglund was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota.
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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.
Conservation Officer Skoglund served with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing 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
Emil Skoglund served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Conservation Officer Emil Skoglund 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 MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 5 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emil Skoglund's cause is highlighted.
How Emil Skoglund Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Emil Skoglund is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Emil Skoglund was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Emil Skoglund served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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