Roll of Honor
Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan
Incident
Lieutenant Timothy Sullivan was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call at 1906 Haggin Street in Anaconda. He had responded to a call from the home. Unbeknownst to Lieutenant Sullivan, the woman's husband had ordered her and their two children into the home's basement. When Lieutenant Sullivan arrived at the house and didn't receive a response at the door, he went inside to check on the woman's welfare. As he began to walk down the basement stairs, the man shot him once with a .357 caliber handgun. The man then murdered his wife before committing suicide. Lieutenant Sullivan was a United States Navy Korean War veteran and had served with the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant Sullivan gave the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Anaconda community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Lieutenant Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan 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 MT, 93 of 142 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.5% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 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. Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Timothy J. "Sox" Sullivan was killed by handgun; .357 caliber.