End of Watch April 1, 1975
Age 46
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Phillip Lopez was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in Towaoc, Colorado. Officer Lopez had been called to this site repeatedly for reports of domestic violence. The male suspect drove to Officer Lopez's home and shot the officer multiple times with a .22 caliber rifle, killing him, and then fled the scene before committing suicide. Officer Lopez had served with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 7 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lopez gave the United States Department of the Interior 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lopez.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdibiaojsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 1, 1975
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Phillip 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 1975, 163 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 21st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Phillip was 46. 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. Phillip had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services has 52 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Phillip Nick Lopez

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services · End of Watch April 1, 1975

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-E

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