Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Game Warden Joseph Saunders and Police Officer Oscar Duley, of the Eugene Police Department, were shot and killed while conducting a liquor raid with several Lane County sheriff's deputies in Marcola, Oregon. The subject who murdered them was shot and killed near Eugene, Oregon, on November 25th, 1930, by other officers who had been searching for him.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Game Warden Saunders served with the Oregon Game Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Warden Saunders.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Game Warden Joseph Saunders 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 OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Oregon Game Commission, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Saunders's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Saunders Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Saunders is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph Saunders was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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