Larry F. McMaster was a 37-year-old Montrose Police Department officer who was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, April 23, 1983. Officers had responded to a reported disturbance at a local bar; McMaster and two colleagues entered from the rear while two other officers approached the front. Inside, no disturbance was apparent until a man seated at the bar suddenly opened fire. Another officer was wounded and McMaster was struck in the head.

McMaster survived for two days after the shooting but died from his injuries. The shooter was arrested, convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree assault, served a prison sentence and was deported after his release in 2002. Does anyone who lived in Montrose at the time have memories or information about that night or about Officer McMaster’s life and service?