Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jason Schwartz was shot and killed while transporting two prisoners to jail.
The two prisoners, who were twin brothers, had just been arrested during a call of a dog being shot. Deputy Schwartz placed one of the suspects into his patrol after searching him. Another deputy placed the second suspect in the patrol car, but failed to search him. One of the two possessed two handguns and a handcuff key and was able to free himself. Without warning, the suspects shot Deputy Schwartz in the back of the head four times through a gap in the patrol car's cage.
The suspects then pulled Deputy Schwartz's body from the vehicle and shot him eight more times before fleeing. During the next day, the killers shot at 17 different officers, wounding three of them, in different incidents while they were on the run. They were apprehended the following day. Both killers were sentenced to life after making a plea bargain.
Deputy Schwartz had served with the Fremont County Sheriff's Department for one year and had served in law enforcement for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and his mother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schwartz gave the Fremont County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cañon City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schwartz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jason Schwartz 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Schwartz's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Schwartz Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Schwartz is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jason Schwartz was killed by handgun.