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Deputy Marshal

Louis A. Conlee

Sprague Police Department — Sprague, WA

Felonious

End of Watch June 25, 1895

Age 41

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Marshal Conlee was shot and killed while taking a prisoner from Sprague to Ritzville on horseback. The prisoner had hidden a small gun in his boot and retrieved it when Deputy Marshal Conlee was not looking. After shooting the marshal, he hid the body in sage brush and it was not found for several days. The suspect was apprehended in Montana and returned to face charges. He was convicted of the murder and had appeals go all the way to the State Supreme Court. Deputy Marshal Conlee had served with the agency for at least 5 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and twin sister.

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Tributes

131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Marshal Conlee gave the Sprague Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sprague community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Sprague Police Department

Location Sprague, WA

Platform Identity spd.lincoln.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1895

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Convicted

Deputy Marshal Louis A. Conlee 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%.

Sprague Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 339 officers

55.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis A. Conlee's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Louis A. Conlee Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Convicted

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis A. Conlee is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Louis A. Conlee was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518