Robert Phillips

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office — Portland, OR

Felonious

End of Watch November 21, 1917

Age 49

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Sheriff Bob Phillips was shot and killed by an escaped mental patient while standing in a doorway of a house at 899 Montana Avenue, in Portland. The suspect was shot and killed by Portland police officers several hours later. Deputy Phillips' brother, Special Agent Buck Phillips, was later shot and killed in the line of duty on June 14th, 1921, while serving with the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Police Department.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Phillips served with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Phillips.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Platform Identity mcso.multnomah.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 21, 1917

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Deputy Sheriff Robert Phillips is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 90% of this agency's fallen.

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

of 10 officers

90% Felonious

OR — Statewide

115

of 197 officers

58.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,558

of 32,585 officers

53.9% Felonious