Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Steven Lindblom was shot and killed during a shootout at the scene of a hostage situation in Madera. The barricade started when a man became angry when his estranged wife came to the home to retrieve belongings. Deputy Lindblom was shot once in the head by the subject, who was barricaded inside the house. The man was shot and killed after wounding two other deputies. Deputy Lindblom was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Madera County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was survived by his wife and 4-year-old son. His son passed away from leukemia two years later.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 4-year-old son.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Lindblom gave the Madera County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Madera community, and 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
Steven Douglas Lindblom served in the U.S. Air Force (1966â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Steven Douglas Lindblom 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Madera County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven Douglas Lindblom's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Douglas Lindblom Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Douglas Lindblom is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Steven Douglas Lindblom was killed by rifle.
Military Service
Steven Douglas Lindblom served in the U.S. Army (1966–1970) before joining law enforcement.
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