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Lieutenant

Adam Gustafson

West Fargo Police Department — West Fargo, ND

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch May 18, 2021

Age 40

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Lieutenant Adam Gustafson suffered a fatal heart attack after attending the department's outdoor range.

He had returned to the West Fargo Police Department headquarters following the training and was found unresponsive in the garage. Officers immediately started CPR before he was transported to a local hospital where was pronounced dead.

Lieutenant Gustafson was a U.S. Army combat veteran and had served with the West Fargo Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: 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 Gustafson gave the West Fargo Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Fargo community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department West Fargo Police Department

Location West Fargo, ND

Platform Identity wfpd.cass.nd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 2021

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

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

Lieutenant Adam Gustafson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ND, 7 of 61 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.5% of this state's fallen. That is 7.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

West Fargo Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

ND — Statewide

of 61 officers

11.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adam Gustafson'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 Adam Gustafson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service