Roll of Honor
Kristine Marie Fairbanks
Incident
Location: Washington Weapon: Handgun; .22 caliber Offender: Shot and killed
Officer Kristine Fairbanks was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle on Forest Service Road 2880, just past the Dungeness Forks campground off Palo Alto Road on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. She had radioed the Washington State Patrol dispatch that she would be checking on a van with no license plates at 2:40 pm.
When dispatchers were unable to reach her, troopers were dispatched to check on her and found her suffering from a single gunshot wound. Her canine partner had not been released from her patrol vehicle and was uninjured.
The suspect fled the scene and later murdered a man while stealing his truck. At approximately 9:30 pm, he encountered two Clallam County deputies at a convenience store and was killed in the ensuing shootout.
Officer Fairbanks had served with the United States Forest Service for 22 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and 15-year-old daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Fairbanks gave the United States Department of Agriculture 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Fairbanks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Kristine Marie Fairbanks 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 Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, 6 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kristine Marie Fairbanks's cause is highlighted.
How Kristine Marie Fairbanks Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kristine Marie Fairbanks is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kristine Marie Fairbanks was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
, WA.
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