Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edward Foley was shot and killed while attempting to stop a car at a roadblock.
The officers were waiting for a group of suspects in a Studebaker. The suspects instead pulled up in another car that they had just stolen. When the deputies motioned to them to stop one of the occupants shot Deputy Foley in the chest, killing him. The suspects fled and were never apprehended.
Deputy Foley had served with the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Foley gave the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elk River community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Foley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Edward Henry Foley 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 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. Edward Henry Foley's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Henry Foley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Henry Foley is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.