Adolph Cuny

Laramie County Sheriff's Dept. — Cheyenne, WY

Felonious

End of Watch July 22, 1877

Age 46

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Adolph Cuny was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect at Six Mile Station along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Trail near modern-day Chugwater, Platte County.

Deputy Cuny and another citizen had been deputized to assist the regular sheriff's deputy with serving the warrant. The suspect and his associates had murdered a stagecoach driver during a robbery along the trail.

The man was located inside a building at the station and placed under arrest. Deputy Cuny was holding him at gunpoint after he attempted to grab two nearby revolvers. Moments later one of his associates who was hiding in an adjacent room opened the door and shot Deputy Cuny in the side, killing him. The suspects all fled but were later apprehended. One of the men was convicted of manslaughter for murdering Deputy Cuny.

Deputy Cuny was survived by his wife and eight children.

Survivors

Deputy Cuny was survived by his wife and eight children.

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149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Cuny served with the Laramie County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Cheyenne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Laramie County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Cheyenne, WY

Platform Identity lcso.laramie.wy.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1877

Tour of Duty

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Convicted of manslaughter

Deputy Sheriff Adolph Cuny 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 WY, 41 of 63 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.1% of this state's fallen. That is 10.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Laramie County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Laramie County Sheriff's Dept.

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

WY — Statewide

of 63 officers

65.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious