Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Bobby Swartz was shot and killed at about 1:15 pm as he and another deputy served eviction paperwork at a home in the 2200 block of Southwest 78th Street in Oklahoma City.
During the course of the eviction, a male subject opened fire, wounding one of the deputies. The second deputy returned fire and attempted to pull the wounded deputy to safety when he was also shot. The man then fled in a pickup truck, pulling a boat on a trailer. Officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department located the vehicle and began to pursue it. The driver shot at pursuing officers with a semi-automatic rifle during the pursuit. The man drove to the main gate of Tinker Air Force Base, where he was taken into custody.
Sergeant Swartz was transported to OU Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was charged with first-degree murder. In 2023, he was deemed incompetent to stand trial. In 2025, the charges were dismissed with prejudice, and he was issued a civil commitment.
Sergeant Swartz was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office for almost 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son, daughter-in-law, mother, brother, sister, and two grandchildren.
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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.
Sergeant Swartz gave the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Blaine Swartz served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Robert Blaine Swartz is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Oklahoma County Sheriff's Dept., 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Blaine Swartz's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Blaine Swartz Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Blaine Swartz is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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