Roll of Honor
John T. Foley
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent John Foley was accidentally shot and killed when his gun discharged as he searched a closet for moonshine in a hotel on Cedar Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. Agent Foley had served with the agency for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 3-month-old child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Federal Prohibition Agent Foley gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Foley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent John T. Foley 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 11 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John T. Foley's cause is highlighted.
How John T. Foley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John T. Foley is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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