Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Mark Bedard succumbed to injuries sustained nine days earlier when he was struck by a patrol car while involved in a foot pursuit.
He and officers from the Minneapolis Police Department had pursued the driver in their vehicles and then on foot after the suspect bailed out. He was then struck as he pursued the suspect into an alley between Irving Avenue North and James Avenues North.
Officer Bedard had served with the Minneapolis Park Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and young child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bedard gave the Minneapolis Park Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bedard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Mark Bedard is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Bedard's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Bedard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Bedard is highlighted in Nov.