"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth

Robert Forsyth was one of our nation's original 13 U.S. Marshals and the first federal law enforcement officer ever to die in the line of duty.

McLean, VA (July 2, 2024) - In 1789, President George Washington appointed Robert Forsyth to be one of our nation’s original 13 U.S. Marshals. Marshal Forsyth, a Revolutionary War hero, was put in charge of what was then the Republic of Georgia. On January 11, 1794, while serving court papers in a civil suit, he was shot and killed. His killer, Beverly Allen, escaped twice after being convicted of the crime and was never recaptured. Robert Forsyth is one of more than 24,000 names now inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. He is also the first federal law enforcement officer ever to die in the line of duty.

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