Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Richard Edstrom succumbed to gunshot wounds received over one month earlier in Durango while attempting to apprehend three escaped convicts from New Mexico. During the initial chase the suspect vehicle was stopped and two suspects immediately gave up. The third suspect ran through a cafe onto another street where he was confronted by Corporal Edstrom. During the ensuing gun battle the suspect was shot and killed and Corporal Edstrom was shot two times. He later succumbed to those wounds. Corporal Edstrom had served with the Colorado State Patrol for just eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Edstrom gave the Colorado State Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Edstrom.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Richard C. Edstrom 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%.
At Colorado State Patrol, 11 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard C. Edstrom's cause is highlighted.
How Richard C. Edstrom Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard C. Edstrom is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard C. Edstrom was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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