Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Herbert Locke was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man during a domestic disturbance in Great Falls. A woman had called the sheriff's office to report that her ex-husband was harassing her at her home on 6th Avenue South. Chief Deputy Locke and another deputy arrived at the home but the man had left. They learned that he was inside a service station at the intersection of 4th Street North and 1st Avenue North. The man barricaded himself inside a bathroom at the service station. Chief Deputy Locke went to a window and started talking to the man. When Chief Deputy Locke instructed him to come out the man shot him through the window, killing him. The man then shot and killed himself.
Survivors
Chief Deputy Locke was survived by his wife, mother, four sisters, and one brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Locke served with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Great Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Locke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Herbert E. Locke 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%.
At Cascade County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert E. Locke's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert E. Locke Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert E. Locke is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Herbert E. Locke was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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