Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Indiana Weapon: Rifle; .22 caliber Offender: Committed suicide
Detective Dexter Snow was shot and killed while investigating the theft of scrap iron from the railroad yards west of North Vernon, Indiana.
A railroad employee encountered a man loading the scrap into a pickup truck. When he asked the man what he was doing the subject responded by loading a round into his rifle. The employee called Detective Snow, who responded to the location. As he approached the man he was shot in the forehead with the .22 caliber rifle. The man then fled to his home where he committed suicide approximately 90 minutes later while barricaded inside.
Detective Snow had served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, adopted son, parents, and eight siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Snow gave the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Snow.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Dexter B. Snow 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 13 of 22 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dexter B. Snow's cause is highlighted.
How Dexter B. Snow Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dexter B. Snow is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dexter B. Snow was killed by rifle; .22 caliber.
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