Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Robert Lewis was shot and killed as he attempted to stop an armed man who had abducted another man he was having a civil dispute with.
The subject and the victim had been involved in a long-running dispute over property. On November 21st, 1898, the subject went to the victim's business armed with a shotgun and told him they were going to settle the issue. He ordered the man, at gunpoint, to go home to obtain his own firearm so they could settle the issue.
Constable Lewis was notified of the incident and ran, unarmed, to the scene on Main Street as the subject led the victim to his house. The man immediately shot Constable Lewis in the neck and face, killing him instantly. The victim was able to run from the scene and obtain his own gun. The subject fled town but turned himself in two days later. He was charged with Constable Lewis' murder.
Constable Lewis was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Constable Lewis served with the Hotchkiss Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hotchkiss community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert G. Lewis served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Constable Robert G. Lewis 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. Robert G. Lewis's cause is highlighted.
How Robert G. Lewis Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert G. Lewis is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert G. Lewis was killed by shotgun.