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Incident
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Balfour was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for stealing riding gear from a stable several days earlier.
Deputy Balfour had received information that the man would be in Pryor's Grove, Edwards County, Kansas. When he and an assistant located the man the suspect refused to go with the deputy. As Deputy Balfour began to read the warrant to the man, the suspect shot him in the chest. Deputy Balfour was able to return fire, slightly wounding the suspect.
The suspect, famous outlaw Zip Wyatt, was fatally wounded during a shootout with law enforcement officers in Enid, Oklahoma, in August 1895. He died of his wounds in September 1895.
No passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice.. Rest In Peace always.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) July 4th, 2020
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Deputy Sheriff Balfour served with the Kiowa County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Greensburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Winfield Balfour 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 KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Winfield Balfour's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Winfield Balfour Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Winfield Balfour is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andrew Winfield Balfour was killed by handgun; revolver.