Roll of Honor
Robert C. Banker
Incident
Conservation Officer Bob Banker was shot and killed after issuing a man a citation for fishing without a license on the spillway of Lacy Lake in Christian County. As Officer Banker began walking away the subject called out to him and then shot him in the chest with a .22 caliber rifle. As the subject continued shooting him as he lay on the ground a citizen attempted to the distract the man and was also shot at. The subject fled the scene but was arrested a short time later. The man was convicted of Officer Banker's murder and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Officer Banker was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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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.
Conservation Officer Banker gave the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert C. Banker served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Conservation Officer Robert C. Banker 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 76.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 4 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert C. Banker's cause is highlighted.
How Robert C. Banker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert C. Banker is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert C. Banker was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
Military Service
Robert C. Banker served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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