Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Henry Vincents and Deputy Sheriff Robert Widdowfield, of the Carbon County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed from ambush while pursuing a suspected train robber in Carbon, Wyoming. The officers were ambushed and shot as they approached the suspect's campsite. The suspect was later arrested and sentenced to death for the murders. Before being executed he was lynched by an angry mob. Special Agent Vincents is buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Agent Vincents served with the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Henry Vincents 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, 13 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Vincents's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Vincents Compares
Offender Outcome
Lynched
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Vincents is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Vincents was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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