Roll of Honor
Hunter Rizer Stotler
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Hunter Stotler was shot and killed by an informant during an investigation. Agent Stotler and two other agents had traveled to Hagerstown, Maryland, to interview the informant about reports of a 2000 gallon steam boiler still. The other two agents went to their hotel but Agent Stotler remained behind to further question the informant. The information shot Agent Stotler as they drove to Boonesboro to interview another subject. The agent was convicted of the murder but the conviction was overturned by the Maryland Court of Appeals. He was ordered to stand a second trial.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Stotler served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Stotler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent Hunter Rizer Stotler 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, 20 of 37 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hunter Rizer Stotler's cause is highlighted.
How Hunter Rizer Stotler Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hunter Rizer Stotler is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hunter Rizer Stotler was killed by gun.
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