Robert T. Fike
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Police Officer

Robert T. Fike

Phoenix Police Department — Phoenix, AZ
Felonious
End of Watch January 8, 1986
Age 43
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 3281
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Robert Fike was shot and killed by a suspect while standing next to his patrol car at 1111 East Indian School Road. Two citizens found him after the shooting and used his radio to call for help. A suspect, who had committed an armed robbery just before Officer Fike's murder, was arrested seven weeks later and charged with murder and armed robbery. The suspect, 21, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life. On October 16, 2022, he was in prison. Officer Fike was a former Officer of the Year and had been employed with the Phoenix Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fike gave the Phoenix Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fike.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
Platform Identity phoepd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 8, 1986
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 43
Badge Number 3281
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1986, 98 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 54th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Robert was 43. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Phoenix Police Department has 47 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

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Where

Police Officer Robert T. Fike

Phoenix Police Department · End of Watch January 8, 1986

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-W

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