Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Marshal Agnew was struck and killed by a truck while making his rounds during a rainstorm at about 10:00 pm. Marshal Agnew had served with the Emmetsburg Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and several children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Marshal Agnew gave the Emmetsburg Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Emmetsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Agnew.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Marshal Henry Agnew 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Agnew's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Agnew Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Agnew is highlighted in Jun.