Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Joseph Simons was accidentally shot and killed by a friend of his while investigating a disturbance. The friend's home had been broken into earlier and the man had chased the robbers away. The suspects had threatened to return and kill the man. When the victim saw someone approaching he thought it was the men returning to kill him and he opened fire. Instead, it was Marshal Simons coming to investigate the original disturbance. Before Marshal Simons succumbed to his wound he exonerated the man as they had been friends for years.
Survivors
Marshal Simons was survived by his wife and seven children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Marshal Simons served with the Alamosa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Alamosa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal Joseph R. Simons is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Alamosa Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph R. Simons's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph R. Simons Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph R. Simons is highlighted in Sep.
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