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Deputy Sheriff Robert Phillips | Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Deputy Sheriff

Robert Phillips

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

End of Watch: Wednesday, November 21, 1917

Biographical Info

Age: 49
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

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.