Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Stuart was shot and killed when he and another deputy went to serve civil papers on a farmer and to confiscate his livestock. The farmer, who thought the deputies were coming to arrest him as a result of a complaint from his juvenile daughter, opened fire on them with a shotgun as they entered the house. Both shotgun blasts struck Deputy Stuart, who then pushed his partner out of the house to protect him. The suspect shot and killed his brother-in-law during the same incident in which Deputy Stuart was murdered. The suspect was apprehended and executed at the Utah State Prison for Deputy Stuart's murder.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Stuart gave the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Stuart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Gordon Stuart 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, 7 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gordon Stuart's cause is highlighted.
How Gordon Stuart Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gordon Stuart is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gordon Stuart was killed by shotgun.
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