Sheriff Robert Mendum Tarr
Mohave County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, October 21, 1963

Biographical Info
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, October 21, 1963
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Shot and killed by Sheriff Tarr

Sheriff Robert Tarr was shot and killed at an agricultural inspection station near Kingman, Arizona.

Two men who had just been released from California and Arizona prisons had stolen a car in Long Beach and were stopped at the agricultural inspection station because they didn't have the paperwork for the car. The inspector called the sheriff and when he responded he asked one of the men to open the trunk and after doing so, the ex-convict drew the weapon and shot Sheriff Tarr as he began walking toward him. Sheriff Tarr instinctively drew and fired four times, hitting him twice.

Sheriff Tarr was survived by his wife and nine children.