Roll of Honor
Melissa Jayne Schmidt
Incident
Officer Melissa Schmidt was shot and killed after she and her partner responded to a call shortly after 7:00 pm reporting a woman with a gun at a public housing complex.
Contact was made with the 60-year-old female suspect at Horn Towers, and while the officers were questioning her, she said she needed to go to the bathroom. Officer Schmidt escorted the woman to the public restroom in the lobby of the building. While in the restroom, the woman produced a handgun and opened fire, striking Officer Schmidt in the abdomen below her vest. Officer Schmidt was able to return fire and killed the suspect.
Officer Schmidt was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served with the Minneapolis Police Department for more than six years and was assigned to the Public Housing Unit.
Officer Schmidt was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served with the Minneapolis Police Department for more than six years and was assigned to the Public Housing Unit.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents and brother.
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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.
Police Officer Schmidt gave the Minneapolis Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Melissa Jayne Schmidt served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1989â1993) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Melissa Jayne Schmidt 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 59 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Minneapolis Police Department, 32 of 50 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Melissa Jayne Schmidt's cause is highlighted.
How Melissa Jayne Schmidt Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Melissa Jayne Schmidt is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Melissa Jayne Schmidt was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Melissa Jayne Schmidt served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1989–1993) before joining law enforcement.
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