Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kevin Schultz drowned after rescuing a boy who had been knocked unconscious in the Rio Grande River near Pilar, New Mexico.
Officer Schultz was on a fishing trip with his church's youth group when the incident occurred. Because of his actions, the boy survived.
Officer Schultz was a United States Navy and Air Force veteran and had served in law enforcement for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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- Last updated
- 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.
Police Officer Schultz gave the Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Fe community. Thank you 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
Kevin William Schultz served in the U.S. Navy (1977â1981) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Kevin William Schultz is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen. That is 30.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin William Schultz's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin William Schultz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin William Schultz is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Military Service
Kevin William Schultz served in the U.S. Navy (1977–1981) before joining law enforcement.
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