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James Robert Snedigar

Chandler Police Department — Chandler, AZ

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 16, 1999

Age 38

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 146 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 6

Incident

Officer James Snedigar was shot and killed while performing a SWAT raid on armed robbery suspects at 1100 N. Priest Drive.

The suspects had been chased to an apartment complex after robbing a jewelry store in Tempe, Arizona. They then forced their way into an apartment and holed up. The SWAT team tossed stun grenades into the apartment but were met by gunfire as they entered. Officer Snedigar, who was the point man and was wearing body armor, was shot in the face just inside the doorway.

Other officers returned fire, killing one of the suspects, who was also wearing a bulletproof vest.

Officer Snedigar had served with the Chandler Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, two daughters, and grandson.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Snedigar gave the Chandler Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chandler community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Snedigar.

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

Agency

Department Chandler Police Department

Type Other

Location Chandler, Maricopa County, AZ

Platform Identity cpd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1999

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Military Service

James Robert Snedigar served in the U.S. Army (1984â1986) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer James Robert Snedigar 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chandler Police Department, 4 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

Chandler Police Department

of 7 officers

57.1% Felonious

AZ — Statewide

204

of 330 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious