Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Arthur Dunn was shot and killed by a prisoner he had just arrested for drunk driving and was transporting to jail. The man had managed to conceal a small-caliber handgun and shot Officer Dunn from behind around midnight. Officer Dunn's cruiser went over an embankment on California State Highway 89 near the Dana cut-off in Shasta County. It was located after he failed to show up at the jail. The suspect was found nearby and apprehended. The suspect was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to nine years in prison (the maximum sentence at the time) on April 26th, 1978. Officer Dunn had served with the California Highway Patrol for 14 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Dunn gave the California Highway Patrol 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Dunn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Arthur Edward Dunn 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 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 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At California Highway Patrol, 71 of 233 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Edward Dunn's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Edward Dunn Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 9 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Edward Dunn is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arthur Edward Dunn was killed by handgun.
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