Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon
End of Watch: Thursday, December 1, 1994
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 5, 1969
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Robert Sanderson succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 25 years earlier when he was shot by a prisoner in his custody on March 5, 1969.
The wound caused Deputy Sanderson to become paralyzed. He died from complications of the wound on December 1, 1994.
Deputy Sanderson had served with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office for only six months.