Roll of Honor
Truett Eugene Rowe
Incident
Special Agent Truett Rowe was shot and killed while attempted to arrest a jail escapee in Page, New Mexico. The man was also wanted for warrants in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The officers located him at his family's ranch in the rural Page community in McKenzie County, New Mexico. As Agent Rowe and a local police chief allowed the man to collect possessions the man suddenly pulled out a weapon and opened fire, fatally wounding Agent Rowe. The 24-year-old suspect was recaptured that night. He was sentenced to life in prison and sent to Alcatraz. He died in the Oklahoma Penitentiary on May 12, 1975. Agent Rowe had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for three months. He is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Rowe served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Rowe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Truett Eugene Rowe 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 37 of 89 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Truett Eugene Rowe's cause is highlighted.
How Truett Eugene Rowe Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison in 1975
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Truett Eugene Rowe is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Truett Eugene Rowe was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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