Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Nate Carrigan was shot and killed as he and seven other deputies served a high risk eviction order at a home on Iris Drive in Bailey, Colorado, at approximately 9:15 am.
The subject named on the eviction order was an activist in the Occupy Denver movement. The subject exited the home and then reentered it, with Corporal Carrigan and other deputies following back inside to stop him. The man was able to grab a rifle and opened fire, killing Corporal Carrigan and wounding the other two deputies. The subject was shot and killed by return gunfire.
Corporal Carrigan had served with the Park County Sheriff's Office for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, sister, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Carrigan gave the Park County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fairplay community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Carrigan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Nathaniel Alan Carrigan 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. Nathaniel Alan Carrigan's cause is highlighted.
How Nathaniel Alan Carrigan Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nathaniel Alan Carrigan is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Nathaniel Alan Carrigan was killed by rifle.