Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Henry McCabe was shot and killed by the caretaker of Morris Point, a summer resort at Leech Lake, when he attempted to arrest the caretaker's wife.
Deputy McCabe was attempting to search the place for stolen goods when the caretaker and his wife interfered. As he attempted to handcuff the woman her husband fired a load of buckshot into his abdomen. The suspect was apprehended later that day.
Both husband, 29, and wife were convicted of first degree and second degree murder respectively and sentenced to life. The husband, who always claimed the shotgun went off accidently, was paroled on February 11, 1938.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McCabe served with the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Walker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McCabe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Henry McCabe 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry McCabe's cause is highlighted.
How Henry McCabe Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1938
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry McCabe is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry McCabe was killed by shotgun.