Roll of Honor
Dick Bullard
Incident
Location: Montana Weapon: Rifle Offender: Deceased
Police Officer Dick Bullard was shot and killed when he and several other officers attempted to arrest a man who was suspected of illegally killing cattle and stealing meat on the Tongue River Agency reservation in Lame Deer, Montana.
One officer had previously attempted to get the subject to come to the agency headquarters to speak about the thefts but the man threatened him. The officer returned with five other officers in order to arrest the man. As they spoke to him the man's wife came out of their tepee with a knife. The man then opened fire on the officers, killing Officer Bullard.
The other officers retreated. The man's son then killed the man, his mother, and his sister before committing suicide because he was upset that the man was going to turn himself in.
My reflection is Sadness, Nobody chooses to steal FOOD if it is readily available, SHOULD HAVE brought SOME FOOD INSTEAD OF GUNS. Showing some GRACE could of saved several lives. Son killed family out of mercy and love instead of being gunned down by cowards seaking vengence. That is MY Belief !!! 10/2024
Ms. Anonymous Minnesota Native NON Affiliant October 31st, 2024
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bullard served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bullard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Police Officer Dick Bullard 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 the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 45 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.5% of this agency's fallen.
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How Dick Bullard Compares
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dick Bullard was killed by rifle.
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