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Special Deputy Edmund Trudeau | Missoula County Sheriff's Office, Montana
Missoula County Sheriff's Office, Montana

Special Deputy

Edmund Trudeau

Missoula County Sheriff's Office, Montana

End of Watch: Sunday, February 14, 1904

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 10 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 14, 1904
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1913

Special Deputy Edmund Trudeau was shot and killed after ejecting an intoxicated man from a dance hall, known as Delaney Hall, in Lolo, Montana.

The man went home, obtained a rifle, then returned to the scene and opened fire. Special Deputy Trudeau was fatally wounded in the exchange of gunfire. Other deputies arrived on the scene and in the ensuing gunfight and apprehended the suspect.

On June 8th, 1904, the subject was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison for Deputy Trudeau's murder. In 1913, amid strong protest, his sentence was reduced to 20 years and he was paroled in May of that year.

Deputy Trudeau had served with the Missoula County Sheriff's Department for 10 months.