Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Hamilton suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being assaulted and choked by a vagrant who he was attempted to remove from the train depot. Officer Hamilton requested assistance to go home where he collapsed and died.
Officer Hamilton was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Officer Hamilton was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Special Police Officer Hamilton served with the Winona Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Winona community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Police Officer Mathew Hamilton is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mathew Hamilton's cause is highlighted.
How Mathew Hamilton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mathew Hamilton is highlighted in Dec.