Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Marshall Foster was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic at the scene of a fire at Michigan and Alabama streets. Officer Foster was a United States Army WW II veteran who served with the Indianapolis Police Department for only three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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.
Officer Foster served with the Indianapolis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis 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
Marshall R. Foster served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Marshall R. Foster 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Indianapolis Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marshall R. Foster's cause is highlighted.
How Marshall R. Foster Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marshall R. Foster is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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