Roll of Honor
Anker Marius Bangs
Incident
Narcotics District Supervisor Anker Marius Bangs was shot and killed at 10:30 a.m. by an addict during an undercover opium purchase at the Glendale Hotel at 513 Wabasha Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. The suspect informed the arresting agents that he had more opium hidden in a closet and brought some out. When the suspect went back into the closet to retrieve additional opium he also came out firing two pistols. Agent Bangs was shot in the chest and back but returned fire with his service pistol; striking and wounding the gunman. The suspect was arrested, found guilty of second-degree murder and assault, and died in U.S. Federal Prison at Leavenworth in 1956. District Supervisor Bangs had been with the U.S. Treasury Department for almost 26 years when he was killed.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
District Supervisor Bangs gave the United States Department of the Treasury 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Supervisor Bangs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
District Supervisor Anker Marius Bangs 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Narcotics, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anker Marius Bangs's cause is highlighted.
How Anker Marius Bangs Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anker Marius Bangs is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anker Marius Bangs was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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