Henry Valentine Snowbelt

Lake County Sheriff's Office — Lakeport, CA

Felonious

End of Watch October 2, 1937

Age 61

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Henry Snowbelt was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a subject who had just shot another man in the Lower Lake area.

Deputy Snowbelt was in a cafe when he learned of the shooting at a pool hall nearby. He obtained a rifle and went to the scene where he encountered the shooter, who was also armed with a rifle. The two exchanged shots and both were mortally wounded.

Deputy Snowbelt was survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Deputy Snowbelt was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Snowbelt served with the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lakeport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Snowbelt.

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

Agency

Department Lake County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Lakeport, Lake County, CA

Platform Identity lcso.lake.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 1937

Age 61

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Deputy Sheriff Henry Valentine Snowbelt is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 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 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 53.9%.

At Lake County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Lake County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,586 officers

53.9% Felonious