Hiram V. Short

Colorado State Patrol — Lakewood, CO

Felonious

End of Watch July 12, 1961

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Lieutenant Hiram Short was shot and killed while responding to an assistance call from a state wildlife officer on Route 40, near Kremmling, Colorado. When Lieutenant Short arrived on the scene the suspect pulled out a handgun and opened fire, killing Lieutenant Short and wounding two other officers who were on the scene. The suspect later shot and killed Deputy John Clark, of the Eagle County Sheriff's Office, during a foot pursuit. The suspect was apprehended hiding in sage brush near railroad tracks, and was sentenced to death. The suspect's sentence was later commuted to life. He died in prison in 1999. Lieutenant Short had served with the Colorado State Patrol for 15 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Short gave the Colorado State Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Short.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Colorado State Patrol

Location Lakewood, CO

Platform Identity chp.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1961

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Died in prison

Lieutenant Hiram V. Short 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 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 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Colorado State Patrol, 11 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.

Colorado State Patrol

of 30 officers

36.7% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious