Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Kenneth Perrigo was shot in the head and killed after he arrested two suspects for drinking in public. While transporting the suspects to the station one of them was able to pull Deputy Perrigo's gun and shot him. The shooter was sentenced to death. Deputy Perrigo was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Sheriff's department's SWAT team.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, his brother and sister, his mother and his father who served as a California Highway Patrol officer.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Perrigo gave the Shasta County Sheriff's Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Redding community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo served in the U.S. Coast Guard (1977â1981) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Shasta County Sheriff's Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo was killed by gun.
Military Service
Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo served in the U.S. Army (1977–1981) before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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