Roll of Honor
Ronald Ernest Haskell
Incident
Agent Ronald Haskell succumbed to injuries sustained on December 1, 1969, when he was severely beaten while on an undercover assignment.
He was questioning an informant when two suspects showed up at the residence and started a fight. He was struck over the head with beer bottles several times and knocked unconscious. The suspects stole his badge and credentials and then drove him to the address on his driver's license.
Agent Haskell underwent brain surgery five times as a result of his injuries before passing away.
Agent Haskell was a United States Navy World War II veteran and had served with the Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics for six years. He was one of the first agents hired when the Nevada Division and Narcotics was created. He had previously served with the Reno Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
Agent Haskell was survived by his wife, daughter, son, father, and two brothers.
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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.
Agent Haskell gave the Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Carson 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald Ernest Haskell served in the Other (1946â1947) before joining law enforcement.
Agent Ronald Ernest Haskell 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 NV, 81 of 145 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Ernest Haskell's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald Ernest Haskell Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with assault
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Ernest Haskell is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald Ernest Haskell was killed by person.
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