United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, August 17, 1922
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 13, 1922
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Three sentenced to life
U.S. Game Warden Edgar Lindgren was shot and killed while checking the licenses of three hunters after observing the men shoot a bird out of season at Big Lake in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
When he asked to see their hunting licenses one of the men shot him in the chest with a shotgun. The other two hunters shot him at point-blank range as he lay bleeding on the ground. He succumbed to his wounds four days later.
All three of the suspects were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life.
Game Warden Lindgren was survived by his wife and infant son.