Police Officer Christopher Matlosz (click here)
Lakewood Police Department
New Jersey
End of Watch: Friday, January 14, 2011
Biographical Info
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 317
Incident DetailsCause of Death: GunfireDate of Incident: Friday, January 14, 2011
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: At large
Police Officer Chris Matlosz was shot and killed by a man he had stopped to talk to on August Drive at approximately 4:00 pm. - In broad daylight.
Officer Matlosz was on patrol when he stopped his patrol car to speak with a man walking along the road. As they spoke, the male took one step back, drew a handgun and shot Officer Matlosz three times, killing him.
The suspect fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Matlosz had served with the Lakewood Police Department for five years. He had previously served with the Englishtown Police Department for two years and had also served as a special police officer with the Freehold Township Police Department, Long Branch Police Department and Manasquan Police Department.
He is survived by his fiancee, mother, and brother.
The first recorded shooting of a sheriff is 1904. Over 106 years after this incident they are still dying from handguns.
Town Marshal Hiram Bates (click here)
Coal Creek Police Department
Colorado
End of Watch: Sunday, November 6, 1904
Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident DetailsCause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 6, 1904
Weapon Used: Handgun; .44 caliber
Suspect Info: ArrestedTown Marshal Hiram Bates was shot and killed while attempting to breakup a disturbance at a mining camp at approximately 1:00 am.
A group of miners had been drinking and creating a disturbance at the camp and Marshal Bates was called to the scene. As he attempted to clear the area he was shot once in the neck by a man armed with a .44 caliber revolver.
The subject who shot Marshal Bates was arrested by a deputy and the county sheriff and taken to jail in Canon City.
Marshal Bates had only recently been appointed to the position. He was unmarried.
