Roll of Honor
Robert Leo Bowman
Incident
Special Agent Robert Bowman was shot and killed in Oklahoma, approximately one mile south of the Kansas, border as he and a city marshal from Lenapah, Oklahoma, were operating a liquor checkpoint. The officers observed four horse-drawn wagons approaching and stopped them. They discovered that the wagons were carrying liquor and they arrested the drivers. Unbeknownst to the officer, two cars were following the wagons to guard them. As Agent Bowman climbed onto one of the wagons to destroy the liquor the men in the cars opened fire on the officers with shotguns and rifles, striking both officers. The marshal recovered from his wounds but Agent Bowman was killed.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Bowman served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Bowman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Agent Robert Leo Bowman 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 45 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Leo Bowman's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Leo Bowman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Leo Bowman is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Leo Bowman was killed by rifle.
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