Fairview Police Department, Montana
End of Watch: Saturday, March 17, 1990
Age: 60
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 27-6
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 17, 1990
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Chief of Police Orville Sharbono was shot and killed while serving civil papers.
While on the scene the man flanked Chief Sharbono from a side door and shot him in the lower back. Chief Sharbono was able to return fire and wounded the subject, however, as he lay on the ground the man walked over to him and shot him in the head.
The subject was apprehended and sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison on May 6th, 2020, while serving the sentence.
Chief Sharbono was survived by his wife and three grown children.