Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Michael Farnsworth was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a suspect connected to the armed robbery of a Chicago police officer's motel room. The suspect was convicted of second-degree murder but released after only 16 years. The suspect then went on to become a guest lecturer at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. When citizens found out about this atrocity, the program he was lecturing for was suspended. Officer Farnsworth had served with the Davenport Police Department for less than one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and newborn baby.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Farnsworth gave the Davenport Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Davenport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Farnsworth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Michael Lee Farnsworth is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IA, 129 of 226 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 57.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Davenport Police Department, 4 of 6 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. Michael Lee Farnsworth's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Lee Farnsworth Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Lee Farnsworth is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael Lee Farnsworth was killed by gun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from Davenport Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
