An Indian police officer who was killed on duty was honored in Blaine County, Montana, on Saturday.
Joshua Rutherford, 28, a member of the Fort Belknap Assinniboine Tribe, was a sheriff's deputy for the county. He was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call on May 29, 2003.
Rutherford's name was added the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., on May 13.
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(The Great Falls Tribune 5/16)
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