Incident
Lieutenant Gerry Ivie was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer at a roadblock which had been set up to catch a suspect.
Lieutenant Ivie had served with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Department for over 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Ivie gave the Duchesne County Sheriff's Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Duchesne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Ivie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Gerry Lanell Ivie is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerry Lanell Ivie's cause is highlighted.
How Gerry Lanell Ivie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gerry Lanell Ivie is highlighted in Jul.