Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer McMaster succumbed to a gunshot wound receive two days earlier while responding to a disturbance at a local bar. He and two other officers had entered the rear of the bar as two other officers approached the front. Officer McMaster and the other officers approached the bar and observed no disturbance inside of the establishment. Suddenly a man at the bar turned and fired three shots. Two struck one officer and wounded him and the third struck Officer McMaster in the head. He succumbed to his wounds two days later. The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and first degree assault. He was released in 2002 and deported from the United States.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer McMaster served with the Montrose Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Montrose community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McMaster.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Larry F. McMaster served in the U.S. Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Larry F. McMaster 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 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 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Montrose Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry F. McMaster's cause is highlighted.
How Larry F. McMaster Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry F. McMaster is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry F. McMaster was killed by gun.
Military Service
Larry F. McMaster served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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