Roll of Honor
Henry E. Robart
Incident
Deputy Prohibition Officer Henry Robart and Chief of Police Jack Rose, of the Walsenburg Police Department, were shot and killed while serving a search warrant at a home on West Seventh Street in Walsenburg.
They were inside of the home examining a 100-gallon still when a man suddenly appeared and shot both of them in the head without warning. The subject then fled the area. He later committed suicide when a posse located him and attempted to take him into custody.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Prohibition Officer Robart served with the Colorado Department of Law Enforcement.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Prohibition Officer Robart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Prohibition Officer Henry E. Robart 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry E. Robart's cause is highlighted.
How Henry E. Robart Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry E. Robart is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry E. Robart was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
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