Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Shelby Blackfox was killed in a motorcycle crash while en route to meet a drug informant in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
The motorcycle he was riding went out of control as he negotiated a curve. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Blackfox was an Arkansas National Guard Persian Gulf veteran and had served with the Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Blackfox gave the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tahlequah 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
Shelby Dean Blackfox served in the Army (1990â1991) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Shelby Dean Blackfox is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shelby Dean Blackfox's cause is highlighted.
How Shelby Dean Blackfox Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Shelby Dean Blackfox is highlighted in Nov.
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