Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr.
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Supervisory Special Agent

Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr.

Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch March 11, 1992
Age 52
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male

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.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjfbifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 11, 1992
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun
Laid to Rest Arlington National Cemetery

Military Service

Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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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.

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation
37
of 89 officers
41.6% Felonious
DC — Statewide
754
of 1,418 officers
53.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,775 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. Compares

Age at Death
52
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
21
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Military Service

Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Laid to Rest

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section N

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