Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Rex Stone and Deputy Sheriff Warren LaRue were shot and killed by a man as they attempted to seize his mobile home at 5344 East Van Buren Street in Phoenix to satisfy an $833 judgment. The man produced a gun and shot Deputy LaRue in the back four times. Deputy Stone returned fire, hitting the suspect five times as the suspect shot him three times. Both deputies and the suspect died at the scene. Deputy Stone's son, Police Officer Dale Crist Stone with the Phoenix Police Department, had been killed in the line of duty just three weeks prior to this incident. Deputy Stone had served with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, a son, and a grandson.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Stone gave the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Stone.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Rex Atwood Stone 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 11 of 28 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rex Atwood Stone's cause is highlighted.
How Rex Atwood Stone Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Rex Atwood Stone is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Rex Atwood Stone was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
Incident Location
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