Corporal Edgar Blaine Rains Jr., 30, of the Northglenn Police Department was killed in the line of duty on May 30, 1984, while responding to a domestic dispute in which a husband threatened his wife with a handgun. Rains, a five-year department veteran, and other officers approached the home from one side; Rains moved to the opposite side and was peering over a fence to locate the suspect.

As the suspect emerged and aimed at the other officers, one officer fired a shotgun. The pellets passed through gaps in a brick wall and privacy fence and through a narrow opening between a gutter spout and a wall, striking Corporal Rains as he looked over the fence. He died at the scene; the suspect was subdued and arrested. The suspect was later tried and convicted of aggravated assault for menacing his wife, and Rains’ death was determined to be caused by friendly fire. He was survived by his wife and two children.

Does anyone have memories of Corporal Rains or information about the incident that could add context to the events that night?