Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Ike Fulker was shot and killed by a prisoner on the Great Northern Railroad near Moorhead, Minnesota while returning to Aberdeen. The prisoner had escaped from the Aberdeen jail and was being returned after being arrested. The man was restrained in leg and hand irons and was sitting opposite Sheriff Fulker. He motioned to the sheriff that he wanted to whisper something, and when the sheriff leaned forward the suspect grabbed the gun out of his holster and shot Sheriff Fulker to death. The man then ordered another passenger to unlock the handcuffs and leg manacles before jumping from the moving train between Moorhead and Wilkins County. The man was shot and killed by detectives in St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 17th, 1923.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Fulker served with the Brown County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Aberdeen community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Fulker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Isaiah C. "Ike" Fulker 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 SD, 36 of 62 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Brown County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isaiah C. "Ike" Fulker's cause is highlighted.
How Isaiah C. "Ike" Fulker Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Isaiah C. "Ike" Fulker is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Isaiah C. "Ike" Fulker was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
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