Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ed Chambers was shot and killed while attempting to compel a subject to surrender a pistol in Blissville.
The man shot Deputy Chambers before fleeing. The man was shot and killed several days later near Laconia, along the Mississippi River, when he fired at a posse that was attempting to arrest him.
The town of Blissville was renamed Jerome in 1920.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Chambers served with the Drew County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Monticello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Chambers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ed Chambers 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Drew County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ed Chambers's cause is highlighted.
How Ed Chambers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ed Chambers is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ed Chambers was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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