Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 21, 1917
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 21, 1917
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Bob Phillips was shot and killed by an escaped mental patient while standing in a doorway of a house at 899 Montana Avenue, in Portland.
The suspect was shot and killed by Portland police officers several hours later.
Deputy Phillips' brother, Special Agent Buck Phillips, was later shot and killed in the line of duty on June 14th, 1921, while serving with the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Police Department.