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Chief of Police

Ed TenBroeck

Shelby Police Department — Shelby, MT

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch December 22, 1935

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Ed TenBroeck and Undersheriff James Alsup, of the Toole County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a gang of burglary suspects. One of the suspects was later shot and killed by a Toole County deputy. Chief TenBroeck was a WWI veteran.

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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.
Chief of Police TenBroeck served with the Shelby Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Shelby 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

Department Shelby Police Department

Location Shelby, MT

Platform Identity spd.toole.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 1935

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Ed TenBroeck served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police Ed TenBroeck 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%.

Shelby Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MT — Statewide

of 142 officers

65.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ed TenBroeck's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Ed TenBroeck Compares

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ed TenBroeck is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ed TenBroeck was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518