Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Klugman was accidentally shot and killed when his service revolver slipped from his pocket and discharged when it struck the floor.
He was returning from an official trip to the western portion of the county. He was staying in a hotel when he was awaken by a citizen and asked to quell a disturbance in the street below. The pistol fell from his pocket and discharged when he was getting dressed.
Sheriff Klugman was the county's first elected sheriff. He had served with the Mineral County Sheriff's Office for 1 year.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, brother, and sister.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Sheriff Klugman gave the Mineral County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Superior community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Klugman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Alfred F. Klugman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred F. Klugman's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred F. Klugman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred F. Klugman is highlighted in May.