Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Young was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a train robbery and murder suspect. A suspect robbed a man on a train en route to Garrison, Montana. When the train arrived in Garrison, the suspect left the train and went to Logan, Montana, where he shot and killed a rancher. The suspect was spotted at a train station in Springdale, Montana. Sheriff Young and his undersheriff responded to make the arrest. When they arrived at the train station, the officers started questioning people in the station. Sheriff Young went inside the station to get a better description of the suspect from the station agent. When he went back outside, he found the suspect on the platform. As the undersheriff came to assist Sheriff Young, the suspect pulled a gun and shot the undersheriff, seriously wounding him. The suspect then shot Sheriff Young, who died instantly. The suspect escaped and was never caught, even though a large posse searched for him for several days.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Young served with the Park County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Livingston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Young.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff George T. Young 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%.
At Park County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George T. Young's cause is highlighted.
How George T. Young Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George T. Young is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George T. Young was killed by gun.
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