Roll of Honor
Roy Richard Bradshaw
Incident
Game Officer Roy Bradshaw was shot and killed while attempting to talk to a mentally disabled man who was barricaded in his home on Owhi Flat. The man had begun shooting at cars and people without provocation before barricading himself. Officer Bradshaw knew the family and believed he could talk the man out. As he approached the door, the suspect opened fire, killing him. The suspect, 29, was committed to an institution for life. Officer Bradshaw was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Colville Tribal Police Department for three years.
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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.
Game Officer Bradshaw gave the Colville Tribal Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nespelem community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Roy Richard Bradshaw served in the Other (1945) before joining law enforcement.
Game Officer Roy Richard Bradshaw 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Colville Tribal Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Richard Bradshaw's cause is highlighted.
How Roy Richard Bradshaw Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed to an institution
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Richard Bradshaw is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roy Richard Bradshaw was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
, WA.
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