Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Robert Rigdon was shot and killed by an assassin at his home.
The killing was retaliation for testifying against a suspect who had killed Police Officer Benjamin Benton one month earlier.
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168 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Rigdon served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robert M. Rigdon 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert M. Rigdon's cause is highlighted.
How Robert M. Rigdon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert M. Rigdon is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert M. Rigdon was killed by gun.
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