Robert C. Lightfoot
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Special Agent

Robert C. Lightfoot

Accident
End of Watch November 23, 1977
Age 34
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Robert Lightfoot died as a result of a firearms accident while assigned to Bangkok, Thailand.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Lightfoot served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Lightfoot.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Arlington, TX
Platform Identity usdjdeafed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 1977
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Robert C. Lightfoot 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 20 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration
20
of 38 officers
52.6% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert C. Lightfoot's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert C. Lightfoot Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert C. Lightfoot is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location