Incident
Special Agent Ronquest was shot and killed while on duty in Missouri when two men approached him and attempted to rob him near the Historic Suites of America hotel. He was shot and killed with his agency-issued revolver when he attempted to take action. Both suspects were apprehended. The shooter was sentenced to 30 years in prison and the accomplice was sentenced to 15 years. Agent Ronquest, a 21-year FBI veteran, worked out of the Organized Crime Section of the agency’s Criminal Investigative Division. Officials said he was gathering documents for an ongoing federal investigation of links between organized crime and the Teamsters union. The robbery attempt was unrelated.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Supervisory Special Agent Ronquest gave the United States Department of Justice 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Supervisory Special Agent Ronquest.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Supervisory Special Agent Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. 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 97,775 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 37 of 89 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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Military Service
Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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