Timothy Joseph Bowe

Minnesota State Patrol — St. Paul, MN

Felonious

End of Watch June 7, 1997

Age 36

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Badge 489

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Corporal Timothy Bowe was shot and killed early in the morning while assisting county deputies responding to a shooting call. He and three deputies parked their cruisers and walked approximately 3/4 of a mile into the secluded house, where they spotted a car with the suspect lying across the front seats with his feet hanging out. As they approached the vehicle, the suspect sat up and began firing, striking Corporal Bowe in the chin from about 35 yards away. He died at about 2 am, approximately one hour after the shooting. The three other deputies with him returned fire. An autopsy revealed that the subject had taken his own life. Corporal Bowe had been with the Minnesota State Patrol for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, 6-year-old daughter, and 9-month-old son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Bowe gave the Minnesota State Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Minnesota. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Bowe.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Minnesota State Patrol

Location St. Paul, MN

Platform Identity mhp.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1997

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 489

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Committed suicide

Corporal Timothy Joseph Bowe 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Minnesota State Patrol, 3 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Minnesota State Patrol

of 8 officers

37.5% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious