Eagle County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 12, 1961
Age: 69
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 12, 1961
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Undersheriff John Clark was shot and killed as he attempted to catch the suspect who had shot and killed Lieutenant Hiram Short, of the Colorado State Patrol, earlier in the day.
He and the county sheriff had setup a roadblock near Bond, Colorado, in an attempt to stop the suspect. The man rammed their car and then opened fire, striking Undersheriff Clark in the face.
The suspect was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. He died in prison in 1999.