
I have written several articles law enforcement. A list of links have been provided at bottom of this article for your convenience. This article will, however address different aspects on Law Enforcement.
This is going to be a two part article, the first part is a memorial tom the police and the second is going to be to the military. You may ask why I have left out the firefighters? That is a good question. I believe that they have received a lot of acknowledgment already. While their sacrifices on 9/11 will not ever be forgotten, I want to recognize those that have received less recognition.
The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, caused more law enforcement line of duty of deaths than any other single incident in American history.
One officer was killed when United Flight 93 crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania as he and other passengers attempted to regain control of the plane from the hijackers. 71 officers were killed when the two World Trade Center buildings collapsed in New York City. Dozens more have passed away in the years following 2001 as the direct result of illnesses contracted while working in the hazardous conditions immediately following the attacks in New York.
In this article I pay tribute to the law enforcement officers starting from the beginning of 2001, mainly because they deserve it and the web pages I am using for reference do not allow me to separate the year 2001 from 9/11 and later, so as not risk leaving anyone off the rolls, I would rather acknowledge all the fallen officers for 2001. As I already stated, they certainly deserve the recognition.
2001 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2001
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 243
- Accidental1
- Aircraft accident5
- Animal related1
- Assault2
- Automobile crash34
- Drowned1
- Duty related illness2
- Exposure to toxins1
- Fall2
- Gunfire65
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)6
- Heart attack7
- Heatstroke1
- Hypothermia2
- Motorcycle crash7
- Struck by vehicle11
- Terrorist attack72
- Vehicle pursuit5
- Vehicular assault18
Total Deaths by Month
- January11
- February17
- March19
- April7
- May11
- June16
- July12
- August16
- September91
- October16
- November13
- December14
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Alaska3
- Arizona2
- Arkansas1
- California12
- Colorado5
- Delaware1
- District of Columbia1
- Florida9
- Georgia3
- Hawaii1
- Idaho3
- Illinois8
- Indiana7
- Kansas1
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana1
- Maryland3
- Massachusetts2
- Michigan4
- Mississippi5
- Missouri6
- Nevada1
- New Jersey3
- New Mexico6
- New York69
- North Carolina10
- Ohio6
- Oklahoma1
- Oregon2
- Pennsylvania4
- Puerto Rico8
- Rhode Island1
- South Carolina1
- Tennessee6
- Texas20
- Tribal Police1
- U.S. Government11
- Utah3
- Virginia2
- Washington2
- West Virginia1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male231
- Female12
Statistics
- Average age39
- Average tour of duty11 years, 10 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 6

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Monday, January 1, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Jerome County Sheriff’s Department, ID
EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Phillip Charles Anderson
Jerome County Sheriff’s Department, ID
EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Notasulga Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, January 5, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper John Henry Duncan, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

Detective William Alberto Wilkins
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 12, 2001
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, January 20, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Lewis Burkett, III
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Vance Howard Clements
Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 1, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Correction Officer Wayne Mitchell
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Friday, February 2, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman John Anthony “Rocky” Riojas
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 3, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Frances Marie Collender
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Scott Matthew Baird
Gainesville Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, February 12, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Jason Charles Schwenz
Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Scott Nickerson
Centreville Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Brandan Garrett Hinkle
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Keith George Ruiz
Travis County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 15, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Robert Alton Guilliams
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, February 16, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff James Michael Salvino, Jr.
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Alexis Martinez-Pacheco
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, February 18, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Clinton Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, February 19, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Chief Deputy Nathan Ralph Murphy
Oregon County Sheriff’s Department, MO
EOW: Monday, February 19, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Jose Perez-Hernandez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Randall Chancellor
Jones County Sheriff’s Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Samuel F. Smith
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, March 2, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Miles James, Jr.
United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Angelic Suzette Garcia
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, March 4, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Master Police Officer Steven J. Underwood
Des Moines Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 7, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jose A. Torres-Rodriquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, March 11, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Agent Michael Joseph Cowdery, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Wilfredo Monserrate-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Aliquippa City Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Independence Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Donald Frederick Flusche, Jr.
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Jackson Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman III Douglas Michael Adams
Elkhart Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Simpson County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Cause: Assault

United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2001
Cause: Hypothermia

Seaman Christopher Everett Ferreby
United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2001
Cause: Hypothermia

Police Officer Creighton Travis Spencer
United States Department of the Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs – Division of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Investigator Sherry Elizabeth Lyons-Williams
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Neil Keith Wells
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Jason Christopher Panides
United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Loutricia Sowell Bonfanti
Leon County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 7, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant Claton Morris Medrano
Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Christopher Neal Claypool
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Dannygriggs M. Padayao
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, April 30, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Jason Patrick Lopez
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Friday, May 4, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ryan Jay Cunningham
Vail Police Department, CO
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 2001
Cause: Fall

Police Officer Craig W. Schultz
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, May 9, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Senior Trooper Richard Dale Cottle
Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 9, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Brian Joe Ramey
Bladenboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Norman Dennis
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Alberto “Albert” Vasquez
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Paterson Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Larry Brian Mitchell
Gallup Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Haskel Gene McLane
Madison County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2001
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Military Police Officer James Thomas Sakofsky
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Friday, June 1, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Acting Chief Daniel Carrol Dalley
Fruita Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, June 4, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Robby James Acosta
Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Cause: Animal related

Corporal Joseph Thomas Cushman
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 7, 2001
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Nashville Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, June 8, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant William J. Collins, Jr.
Hardin County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Leon McDonald
Forest Park Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2001
Cause: Duty related illness

Officer Marlon Francisco Morales
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Bruce Graham
Hemphill County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, June 17, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Master Sergeant Stanley W. Talbot
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, June 23, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Alaska State Troopers – Fish and Wildlife Protection, AK
EOW: Monday, June 25, 2001
Cause: Aircraft accident

Fairfax County Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, June 28, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, June 29, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Brian Timothy Strouse
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Lee County Sheriff’s Department, MS
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Domenick J. Infantes, Jr.
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001
Cause: Assault

Roosevelt Police Department, UT
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Ronald Owen MacDonald
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2001
Cause: Fall

Patrolman Rodney Raylyn Kendricks
Lubbock Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrol Officer Justin Todd Wollam
Anchorage Police Department, AK
EOW: Monday, July 9, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Daniel Robert Starnes
Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Lubbock Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff William Robert Hunter
Butte County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Leonard Bruce Estes
Butte County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Leake County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Lloyd R. Aragon, Sr.
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Game Warden Michael Charles Pauling
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Detective Kevin Darrell Rice, Sr.
Rockford Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, August 3, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Luis M. Castillo
Jal Police Department, NM
EOW: Friday, August 3, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Lehi Police Department, UT
EOW: Saturday, August 4, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 2001
Cause: Heatstroke

Chief of Police James Richard Dacy
Pierce City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 2001
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Officer Stephen Michael Linen, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 12, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Senior Deputy Michael Benjamin Meyer
Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, August 13, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Richard Eugene Perkins
Bishop Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Whitehall Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 24, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Corporal Louis William Donald, Jr.
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, August 27, 2001
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Hagop Jake Kuredjian
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Friday, August 31, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

District Wildlife Manager Philip K. Mason
Colorado Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife Division, CO
EOW: Monday, September 3, 2001
Cause: Accidental

Police Officer Jason Alan Hoerauf
Albany Police Department, OR
EOW: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Donald Kenneth Bond
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Fire Department – Bureau of Fire Investigation, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Assistant Deputy Commissioner William Pohlmann
New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Petroleum, Alcohol and Tobacco Bureau, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York State Office of Court Administration, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Senior Court Officer Thomas Edward Jurgens
New York State Office of Court Administration, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Senior Court Officer Mitchel Scott Wallace
New York State Office of Court Administration, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Detective Claude Daniel Richards
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Detective Joseph Vincent Vigiano
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Director of Public Safety Ferdinand V. “Fred” Morrone
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Inspector Anthony Peter Infante, Jr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Investigator Salvatore Papasso
New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Lieutenant Robert Dominick Cirri, Sr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Master Special Officer Craig J. Miller
United States Department of the Treasury – United States Secret Service Special Services Division, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer George Gerard Howard
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Christopher Charles Amoroso
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Maurice Vincent Barry
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Clinton Davis, Sr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Donald A. Foreman
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Gregg John Froehner
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Thomas Edward Gorman
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Uhuru Gonja Houston
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Stephen Huczko, Jr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Paul William Jurgens
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Paul Laszczynski
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer David Prudencio LeMagne
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John Joseph Lennon, Jr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John Dennis Levi
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Francis Lynch
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Donald James McIntyre
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walter Arthur McNeil
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Joseph Michael Navas
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James A. Nelson
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Alfonse Joseph Niedermeyer, III
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Wendell Parham
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Bruce Albert Reynolds
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Antonio Jose Rodrigues
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Richard Rodriguez
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John P. Skala, Jr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walwyn Wellington Stuart, Jr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Kenneth Francis Tietjen
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Michael T. Wholey
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Glen Kerrin Pettit
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Mark Joseph Ellis
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Patrick Leahy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Moira Ann Reddy-Smith
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Robert Fazio, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John William Perry
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walter Edward Weaver
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Vincent G. Danz
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Thomas Michael Langone
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Ronald Philip Kloepfer
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Santos Valentin, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Brian Grady McDonnell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Dominick A. Pezzulo
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Robert Michael Kaulfers
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Timothy Alan Roy, Sr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Refuge Manager Richard Jerry Guadagno
United States Department of the Interior – Fish and Wildlife Service – Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Clayton Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, September 14, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Alger County Sheriff’s Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Anson County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Jason Matthew Baker
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Monday, September 17, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Salt Lake City Police Department, UT
EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Donan James “Jim” Faulkner, Jr.
Peoria Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, September 20, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

United States General Services Administration – Federal Protective Service, US
EOW: Friday, September 21, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Brian Collins
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Friday, September 28, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer James B. Gilbert
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, September 28, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff William E. “Bill” Carver
Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, September 29, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

St. Francois County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Dwight Riner
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Monday, October 1, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 2001
Cause: Duty related illness

Deputy Sheriff Jerry Alan “Jed” Fisher
Gibson County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

Master Trooper Calvin Eugene Taylor
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Sheriff Dwight Calvin Woodrell, Jr.
Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, October 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Michael Douglas Beverly
Chester City Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Friday, October 19, 2001
Cause: Aircraft accident

New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Friday, October 19, 2001
Cause: Aircraft accident

Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001
Cause: Aircraft accident

Deputy Sheriff Gene Brian Wilkinson
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001
Cause: Aircraft accident

Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jerrold Joseph “Jerry” Wyss
Decatur Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Wildlife Officer Roy R. Burnsed
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
EOW: Friday, October 26, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jeffrey Michael Fontana
San Jose Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 28, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Wildlife Officer Charles T. Randall
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
EOW: Sunday, October 28, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

United States Department of the Treasury – United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Cause: Exposure to toxins

Special Police Officer Michael Maher
Plainville Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 2, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Carlos R. Acosta-Ray
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, November 5, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, TR
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Michael Shostak
Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, November 8, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Billy Ray Walls, III
Jessamine County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas Mitchell Bray, Sr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Cause: Drowned

Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Kevin James
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 25, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Captain Charles Brown “Chuck” Morgan, Jr.
Jessamine County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Clinton Warren Hunter
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, November 29, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Roy Gene Turner, Jr.
Fayetteville Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, November 30, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Scott W. Palmer
Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, ID
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 2001
Cause: Heart attack

Reserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison
Lantana Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Wilson Alex Johnson, Jr.
Junction City Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, December 3, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer George A. Rose, Jr.
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 9, 2001
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Patrolman Juan Antonio Morales
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Jailer Timothy Williams
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Monday, December 17, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Jose Manuel Salgado-Felix
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer III Shelia Dianne Twyman
High Point Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 2001
Cause: Automobile crash

New Bern Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ronald W. Jones
Prentiss Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

East Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Thursday, December 27, 2001
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Coppell Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 28, 2001
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Horry County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, March 2, 2001
Cause: Fall

Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Cause: Fall

Bremerton Police Department, WA
EOW: Monday, July 30, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Cause: Terrorist attack

Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, October 1, 2001
Cause: Heatstroke

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA
EOW: Friday, December 14, 2001
Cause: Struck by vehicle
2002 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2002
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 160
- Accidental1
- Aircraft accident7
- Animal related1
- Assault2
- Automobile crash36
- Drowned3
- Duty related illness3
- Gunfire57
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)3
- Heart attack11
- Motorcycle crash6
- Stabbed2
- Struck by train2
- Struck by vehicle7
- Training accident1
- Vehicle pursuit6
- Vehicular assault12
Total Deaths by Month
- January19
- February8
- March11
- April8
- May13
- June13
- July12
- August17
- September15
- October10
- November19
- December15
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Alaska1
- Arizona5
- Arkansas2
- California10
- Colorado2
- Florida6
- Georgia4
- Idaho1
- Illinois5
- Indiana1
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana3
- Maryland6
- Massachusetts1
- Michigan3
- Minnesota2
- Mississippi2
- Missouri6
- Nebraska1
- Nevada1
- New Jersey1
- New Mexico2
- New York8
- North Carolina7
- Ohio6
- Oklahoma1
- Oregon3
- Pennsylvania4
- Puerto Rico11
- South Carolina10
- Tennessee4
- Texas14
- Tribal Police2
- U.S. Government9
- Utah2
- Virginia3
- Washington2
- Wisconsin2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male145
- Female15
Statistics
- Average age39
- Average tour of duty11 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 10

Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Friday, January 4, 2002
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Theodore Richard Zorsky
Key Biscayne Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Robert Michael Tanner, Jr.
Muskingum County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Agent Miguel Angel Sanchez-Febo
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, January 11, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer I Rodney C. Welch
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Monday, January 14, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez
United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Bellwood Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent in Charge William Thomas Parr
United States Environmental Protection Agency – Criminal Investigations Division, US
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2002
Cause: Duty related illness

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, January 18, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Private First Class Dennis Elisha LaPage
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Dennis Joseph McNamara
Upper Darby Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Master Sergeant Michael D. Harmon
Ohio Air National Guard – 178th Security Forces Squadron, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 31, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Jack David Cooper
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Larry Mack Dowdy
Coryell County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Investigator Herman Owen Scott, Jr.
Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, February 8, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Bennington Police Department, NE
EOW: Sunday, February 10, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, February 11, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael T. Scanlon
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Cause: Stabbed

Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Scottsdale Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Cause: Training accident

Investigator Walter Kenneth Floyd
Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Friday, March 1, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, March 4, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Marion Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Keith Alan Dees
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Juvenile Corrections Officer William J. Mann
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, ID
EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Cause: Animal related

Police Officer Donald Joseph Marquez
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Adam V. Streicher
Stark County Sheriff’s Department, IL
EOW: Friday, March 22, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause: Stabbed

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

North Carolina Marine Patrol, NC
EOW: Friday, April 5, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, April 6, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 13, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Robert Eugene Frazier, Jr.
Charlottesville Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, April 15, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Jose Oscar Rodriguez-Reyes
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

White Settlement Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David William March
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Monday, April 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Stephen Edward Davenport
Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 2, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kristin Marie Pataki
Maryland-National Capital Park Police – Montgomery County Division, MD
EOW: Saturday, May 4, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Border Patrol Agent Roberto Javier Duran
United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Julie Rochelle Jacks
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Special Deputy Kay Carolyn Gregory
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Friday, May 10, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Jaime Primera Rodriguez
Andrews Department of Public Safety, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 16, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Frankie Lynn Betterton
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Friday, May 17, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey, III
Plumstead Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 18, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Earl Phelps
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Monday, May 20, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Marine Deputy Thomas Ernest Rice
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, OR
EOW: Thursday, May 23, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

Officer Kirk Robert Huffstetler
Portland Police Bureau, OR
EOW: Sunday, May 26, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Robert James Taylor, Sr.
Chippewa Cree Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Monday, May 27, 2002
Cause: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff Jefferson Hancock Davis
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, May 30, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper First Class Jimmie Harold White, II
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Saturday, June 1, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, June 3, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer James Grover Henderson, Jr.
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Monday, June 3, 2002
Cause: Assault

Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Daniel James Clark, Sr.
Prichard Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Agent Juan Carlos Nieves-Ramos
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Chandler Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jon Clifton Cook
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Trooper Michael Joseph Rao
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Shane Ronald Bennett
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff Richard Anthony Herzog
King County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Saturday, June 22, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Joseph Tarsia
Broome County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: Thursday, July 4, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Kenneth Jeffrey Johnson
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Code Enforcement Officer Edmond J. Songy, Jr.
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

San Fernando Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Sergeant Anthony Scott Futrell
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

Boone Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Ashley, Sr.
Chowan County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

Police Officer Ann Marie Guinta
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Robert Galen Etter, Jr.
Hobart / Lawrence Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Hobart / Lawrence Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Eagle Lake Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Cause: Struck by train

Police Officer Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson
Hazel Park Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, July 28, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Melissa Jayne Schmidt
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Wayne Russell
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Renee Danell Azure
Union County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Park Ranger Kristopher William Eggle
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Eric Bradford Taylor
Massillon Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of the Interior – United States Park Police, US
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Scott T. Stewart, IV
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 11, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kevin William Schultz
Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, August 17, 2002
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Crystal Deneen Sheffield
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 22, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Mauldin
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, August 24, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Steven E. Graham
Barrington-Inverness Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Mary Lynn Beall
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Disdale O. Enton
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Cause: Duty related illness

Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Private First Class Elizabeth Licera Magruder
Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Janson Barwick
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, August 31, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Bradley Alan Anderson
St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, MN
EOW: Monday, September 2, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, September 3, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Terrestrial Biologist James Howard Olterman
Colorado Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife Division, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

United States Department of Agriculture – Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US
EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Conrad Sudario Gernale
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 6, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, September 7, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant John Thomas Hart, Sr.
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 9, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Beryl Wayne Scott, Jr.
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Master Officer Charles Radford Paul, III
Raleigh Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Morris L. Taylor
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, OR
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Cause: Struck by train

Orange County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 22, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Edward Norman Dare
Iron County Sheriff’s Office, UT
EOW: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Michael Robert Scofield
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Agent Wilbert Rodriguez-Sepulveda
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Vernon M. Seals
Truesdale Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Damacio S. Montano
Valencia County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Harry Marvin “Marty” Steinfeldt, III
Ferris Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Larry DeWayne Lee
Moss Point Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Correctional Sergeant Eric Jason Autobee
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Friday, October 18, 2002
Cause: Assault

Police Officer Patrick Lee Metzler
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Senior Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Senior Patrol Agent Catherine Mary Hill
United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, October 25, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Cheektowaga Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James A. Shields
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, November 8, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Lieutenant Russell L. Wiles, Jr.
Elloree Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, November 9, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Joseph James Sepp, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, November 10, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Master Sergeant Michael Anthony Andrews
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Monday, November 11, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Tallahassee Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Corrections Officer David Hiram Bowser, Jr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, November 18, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

West Jordan Police Department, UT
EOW: Monday, November 18, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer James C. Hesterberg
Alaska Department of Corrections, AK
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer David Frank Mobilio
Red Bluff Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Summerville Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Marion Eugene Wright, II
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator Donald R. Johnston
El Monte Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 22, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Dean Jones
Pender County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Christopher Michael Van Krevelen
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Lawrence Michael Jupin
Westminster Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David Alan Powell
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 30, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper I Christopher Scott Scales
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff George Monroe Selby
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Corrections Sergeant Shannon Douglas Russell
Pima County Sheriff’s Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, December 5, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Jailer Howard E. “Buck” Callis
Trimble County Jail, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Chief Deputy Sheriff Sharon Joann Barnes
Dent County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming, KY
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Richard Wallace Martin
Howland Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Cause: Heart attack

Park Ranger James Royce Pitney
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, OH
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Cause: Accidental

Park Ranger Thomas Patrick O’Hara
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Christopher Robert Betts
East Point Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 22, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Bobby Ray Franks
Houston County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 23, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Detective Kenneth Scott Schiller
Colton Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 2002
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Joseph John McGarry
Myrtle Beach Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

McLoud Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

San Leandro Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, February 8, 2002
Cause: Assault

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, April 1, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash

Oxnard Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 19, 2002
Cause: Stabbed

Lake County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Cause: Animal related

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, May 24, 2002
Cause: Heatstroke

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, ID
EOW: Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, October 27, 2002
Cause: Gunfire

New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
2003 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2003
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 157
- 9/11 related illness4
- Aircraft accident1
- Assault3
- Automobile crash40
- Drowned4
- Duty related illness2
- Electrocuted1
- Fall2
- Gunfire49
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
- Heart attack7
- Motorcycle crash9
- Stabbed1
- Struck by train1
- Struck by vehicle8
- Training accident1
- Vehicle pursuit13
- Vehicular assault9
Total Deaths by Month
- January12
- February8
- March9
- April18
- May16
- June16
- July16
- August14
- September7
- October8
- November19
- December14
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Alaska1
- Arizona1
- Arkansas2
- California21
- Connecticut1
- Florida7
- Georgia9
- Hawaii2
- Idaho1
- Illinois4
- Indiana4
- Iowa1
- Kansas1
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana7
- Maryland3
- Michigan3
- Mississippi1
- Missouri2
- Montana2
- Nebraska1
- New Jersey4
- New York8
- North Carolina6
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma1
- Oregon3
- Pennsylvania3
- Puerto Rico2
- South Carolina6
- South Dakota1
- Tennessee8
- Texas10
- U.S. Government2
- Utah2
- Vermont2
- Virginia8
- Washington4
- Wisconsin3
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male151
- Female6
Statistics
- Average age38
- Average tour of duty10 years, 8 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 7

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray McElderry
Davis County Sheriff’s Department, IA
EOW: Friday, January 3, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Anthony Lorror Johnson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Henrico County Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 2003
Cause: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff Adam Reid Fleshner
Charlton County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Monday, January 13, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy Deborah Jean Hobbs
Lake County Sheriff’s Office, MT
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Joseph N. Sachatello, III
Montville Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Benedicto Rosado-Trinidad
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Johnsburg Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, January 24, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff David Charles Jones
Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, UT
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Cause: Stabbed

Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Cause: Fall

Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, February 14, 2003
Cause: Electrocuted

Police Officer Eric Eugene DeWit
Matteson Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

New Tazewell Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Jeremy Edward “Jay” Carruth
Alexandria Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman First Class David Christopher Ezernack
Alexandria Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Avery County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Ernest Joseph Leatherbury, Sr.
Crisfield Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, February 21, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer II Glen Alvin Gaspar
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Michael Eron Shannon
Adams County Sheriff’s Office, WI
EOW: Friday, March 7, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer James Williams Branson, Jr.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 9, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Detective James Verneuil Nemorin
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 10, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 10, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 16, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff David Harold Rader
Greene County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Monday, March 17, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Brent C. Jenkins
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Marshal Glen Denning DeVanie
Alexandria City Marshal’s Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Investigator Antonio Joselito “Joe” Sapinoso
Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Roy Clark
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 3, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Correction Officer Michael Wilson Douds
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 5, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Philip Guy Billings
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 6, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Brunswick Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, April 11, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 12, 2003
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Sergeant Jose Arturo “Joe” Herrera
Friona Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, April 14, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Inspector Raymond Joseph Giacomelli
Pittsburg Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Eddie Mundo, Jr.
LaGrange Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Charles Randal “Randy” Smith
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Mary Ann Collura
Fair Lawn Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, April 17, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, April 20, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Aaron Jovon Blount
Fulton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Gerald Kieffer Griffin, Jr.
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Johnathan “Cole” Martin
Chatsworth Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Toney Clayton Summey
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Michael Thomas Hartzell
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Safety John Ross Juneau
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, May 2, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Detective Thomas Francis Weiner, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2003
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Randall James Spearman
Folsom Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, May 4, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Christiansburg Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, May 9, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Bruce Kevin Lee
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff James Joseph Mulay
Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Monday, May 19, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Conservation Officer Douglas Wayne Bryant
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, KY
EOW: Monday, May 19, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, May 26, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jeremiah Kirk Johnson
Emery County Sheriff’s Office, UT
EOW: Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Police Officer Michael Timothy Short
San Fernando Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Ryan Eugene Cappelletty
Chesterfield County Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Clyde Lancaster
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Thomas Rutherford
Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, MT
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Trooper Anthony Greg Cogdill
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Friday, May 30, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Undersheriff Matthew John Lane
Ferry County Sheriff’s Department, WA
EOW: Friday, May 30, 2003
Cause: Aircraft accident

Lieutenant Charles A. “Bo” Harrison
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, June 1, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Ronald Weldon Weber, Sr.
Westminster Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 6, 2003
Cause: Duty related illness

Officer Arnold Gunther Strickland
Fayette Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, June 7, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Fayette Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, June 7, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Darla Kay Lathrem
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Scott Quarles
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Tony Willi Zeppetella
Oceanside Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 13, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael Walter Johnson
Vermont State Police, VT
EOW: Sunday, June 15, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Conservation Officer James Lansford “Lance” Horner, Jr.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL
EOW: Sunday, June 22, 2003
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Rodney Fredderick Pocceschi
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, June 23, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John Frederick Lee “Fred” Small
Inglewood Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Detective I Abiel “Abe” Barron
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Terry William Bennett
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, June 26, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Thursday, June 26, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Gerald Wayne Warf, Jr.
Red Bank Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Charles T. Sease
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 5, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Trooper Kevin Michael Marshall
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Monday, July 7, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael Anthony Fitzgerald
Moore County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Wayne Musice
Wilson County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Mt. Juliet Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Resource Protection Officer Steven Vance Caddy
Oregon Military Department – Portland Air Base Police, OR
EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Constable John David Garcia
Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Corrections Officer John Murphy Bennett
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Kelli Lee Lambert
Wellston Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 21, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Officer Gordon Lewis “Lew” Stevens
Canton Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Inspector Brian Dominique Olcomendy
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 26, 2003
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Richard V. Lawn, Jr.
Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 28, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Douglas Edward Wendel
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Chaney Joseph Champagne
Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 31, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 31, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Douglas Sorensen
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Timothy Wayne Woodard
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Federal Way Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Jimmy Darrell Wooley
Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Cause: Fall

Game Warden Wesley Warren Wagstaff
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police Verlon LeMaster, Jr.
Grant Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, August 15, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Andrew John Mazur
Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Irving Lawrence Burkett
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, OR
EOW: Thursday, August 21, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Detective William B. Titus, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 24, 2003
Cause: 9/11 related illness

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 25, 2003
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Greene County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman II Anthony Louis Woods
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Joseph Slater
Spokane County Sheriff’s Department, WA
EOW: Friday, August 29, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff William Franklin James, II
Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Friday, September 5, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Michael Christopher Waters
West Memphis Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, September 11, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Captain Joseph Aloysius Mattingly, Jr.
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, September 13, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Omaha Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, September 19, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Tyler Matthew Pinchot
Buena Park Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 21, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Ford County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Fitzgerald Strickland
Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, October 2, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Lynch Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, October 5, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Michael Sherwood
Clare County Sheriff’s Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, October 9, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Narcotics Officer Donnie Reno Washington
Richland County Sheriff’s Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, October 16, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Thomas Joseph Morash
West Palm Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, October 17, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Bruce Allen Williams
Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office, WI
EOW: Sunday, October 19, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Daniel Matthew Starks
Fort Myers Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Micah Corey Brown
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Robert D. Melton
Gardena Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 1, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Lieutenant Gregory Floyd Medlin
DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Toby Ray Dirickson
Ranger Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff William Paul Davis
Moody County Sheriff’s Department, SD
EOW: Monday, November 3, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Correctional Officer Frederick Gayle Hyatt
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Saturday, November 8, 2003
Cause: Assault

Enforcement Agent Lorenzo Roberto Gomez
United States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, US
EOW: Saturday, November 8, 2003
Cause: Training accident

Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, WI
EOW: Thursday, November 13, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Matthew Michael Pavelka
Burbank Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 15, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Anthony Michael “Tony” Walker
Prince George’s County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, November 15, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer John Charles Samra
Clifton Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, November 21, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Temple Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, November 21, 2003
Cause: Motorcycle crash

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff James Marcus “Jimmy” Weaver
Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, November 24, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Ruby Ann Rainault
Essex County Sheriff’s Department, VT
EOW: Monday, November 24, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Scott County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Friday, November 28, 2003
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Matthew Searles
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 29, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Christopher John Hensley
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, ID
EOW: Sunday, November 30, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Town Marshal Richard Mark Clapp
New Richmond Town Marshal’s Office, IN
EOW: Friday, December 5, 2003
Cause: Heart attack

Constable Donald McMurray Ouzts
Abbeville County Magistrate’s Office, SC
EOW: Monday, December 8, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Monday, December 8, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Mishawaka Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Mishawaka Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent James Paul Epling
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Cause: Drowned

Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Monday, December 22, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Officer Russell Hayden Simpson
Bandon Police Department, OR
EOW: Monday, December 22, 2003
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer John Patrick Watson
Kenai Police Department, AK
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jesus A. Garza, Jr.
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Arthur Joseph Ohlsen, III
Dover Town Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Cause: Struck by train

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 18, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: Friday, January 24, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash

Everett Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 20, 2003
Cause: Stabbed

Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, August 22, 2003
Cause: Gunfire

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 24, 2003
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 27, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash
2004 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2004
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 168
- 9/11 related illness2
- Aircraft accident3
- Automobile crash35
- Bomb2
- Drowned3
- Duty related illness1
- Electrocuted1
- Explosion1
- Fall1
- Gunfire56
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)4
- Heart attack16
- Motorcycle crash8
- Stabbed1
- Struck by vehicle8
- Vehicle pursuit6
- Vehicular assault19
- Weather/Natural disaster1
Total Deaths by Month
- January11
- February13
- March12
- April17
- May18
- June14
- July22
- August15
- September16
- October13
- November8
- December9
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama9
- Arizona4
- Arkansas1
- California13
- Colorado1
- Connecticut1
- Delaware1
- District of Columbia2
- Florida12
- Georgia5
- Hawaii1
- Illinois7
- Indiana4
- Iowa1
- Kentucky1
- Louisiana7
- Maryland3
- Michigan8
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi1
- Missouri3
- Nebraska1
- Nevada1
- New Jersey2
- New Mexico1
- New York12
- North Carolina7
- Ohio3
- Pennsylvania7
- Puerto Rico5
- South Carolina2
- South Dakota1
- Tennessee7
- Texas15
- U.S. Government11
- Utah1
- Virgin Islands1
- Virginia1
- Washington2
- Wisconsin2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male159
- Female9
Statistics
- Average age40
- Average tour of duty12 years, 8 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 6

Athens Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Athens Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth R. Burton
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 4, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, January 8, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Clinton Earl Walker
Prattville Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Conservation Officer Jon Christopher Draper
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, UT
EOW: Sunday, January 25, 2004
Cause: Duty related illness

Polk County Sheriff’s Office, NE
EOW: Monday, January 26, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Steven Phillips
Westminster Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 29, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Nicholas Kevin Sloan
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, January 30, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Jerry Dale Ridgell
Chicot County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Detective William “Wally” Rolniak, Jr.
Riverdale Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Bertram Zimmerman, III
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Thursday, February 5, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 7, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Celeste Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Corporal Matthew Alan Thompson
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Matthew E. Bowens
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, February 16, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jennifer Timathy-Ann Fettig
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, February 16, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Constable F. Scott Claborn
Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 4, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 19, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Ricardo Lizarraga
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, February 20, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Inspector David Howell Jennings
Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, AL
EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Thomas John Wyatt
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, MN
EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Atlantic City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Jason Michael Scott
Loudon County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Friday, March 12, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John Edward Logan
Huntington Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, March 14, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Joseph Eugene LeClaire, Jr.
Pennsylvania First Judicial District Warrant Unit, PA
EOW: Friday, March 19, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Joseph Wynford “Josh” Oliver
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Frank Manuel Cantu, Jr.
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 25, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Perry Austin Fillmore
Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman II Marlon Allen Titus
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael Allen Van Kuren
Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Burgert
Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, April 4, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Private First Class Roger Myers
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, April 5, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Robert Curtis Goodwin
Clarke County Sheriff’s Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Michael Brandon Lassiter
Covington County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Thursday, April 8, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Isaac Anthony Espinoza
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 10, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Schenectady Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Stephan Gene Gray
Merced Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 15, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Upper Dublin Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David Anthony Abella
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy John Paul Sandlin
Solano County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 23, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Correctional Officer Steven P. Carroll
Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Friday, April 23, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Brian Andrew Haas
Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 24, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 24, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Cuthbert Ezekiel Chapman
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Monday, April 26, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant George A. “Andy” Brown, III
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer James Gordon Lewis
Tacoma Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Edwin Blyler
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 2, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Henry County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, May 2, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 8, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper First Class Anthony Jones
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff John Nicholas Wiberg, II
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, NV
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police Douglas Alan Shertzer, Sr.
Lititz Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Donald Ralph Schultz
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Cause: Drowned

Corporal Patrick Joseph Healey
Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, May 13, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Gary Cooper Davis
Bloomfield Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, May 13, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Ted Duke Horton
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Friday, May 14, 2004
Cause: Aircraft accident

Tabor City Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 15, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Correctional Officer Scott Edward Bryant
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Monday, May 17, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Commander Joseph Allen Goldsmith
Apache County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Thursday, May 20, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Terrance Patrick Loftus
United States Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, May 28, 2004
Cause: Aircraft accident

Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff David Paul Grant
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Monday, May 31, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, June 3, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Mark Anthony Sawyers
Sterling Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, June 5, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Harry Wise, II
Reading Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 5, 2004
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Edward M. Ferraro
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 2004
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Darren Glen Medlin
Grapevine Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 12, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Michael Richard Arruda
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Officer Harley Alfred Chisholm, III
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Constable Steven Lloyd Hutchinson
Grayson County Constable’s Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Jackson Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Grand Prairie Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, June 18, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Travis Wayne Sass
Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Brian Donte Winder
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, July 3, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Derek Paul Ward
Allegany County Sheriff’s Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 3, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Orestes Julian “Oreo” Lorenzo
North Miami Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 9, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Probation Officer Eugene T. “Tal” Groover, Jr.
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Friday, July 9, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Alva Ray Simmons
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Sheridan O. Caton
Elk Lick Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, July 11, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Monday, July 12, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patchogue Village Office of Public Safety, NY
EOW: Monday, July 12, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer George August Tessier, III
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Bay Constable Richard L. Brooks
Babylon Town Bay Constable, NY
EOW: Friday, July 16, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, July 17, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Christopher Michael Shea
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Orangeburg Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Thomas Paul Marzilli
United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Ramon A. Sepulveda-Rosado
Carolina Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Christy Jo Dedman
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Maryland Transportation Authority Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer William Lynchburg Seuis
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 22, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, IL
EOW: Monday, July 26, 2004
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Edwin Hernandez
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Nathan Ray Laurie
River Oaks Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 29, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Clark County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Friday, July 30, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, SD
EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Michael Patrick Gordon
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 8, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Special Agent Rick Alan Ulbright
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Sunday, August 8, 2004
Cause: Bomb

Police Officer LaToya Nicole Johnson
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, August 9, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Captain Michael Lawrence Sparkes, Sr.
Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Trey Michael Hutchison
Bossier City Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Carlos Concepción-Quiñones
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant LeRoy Henry Nennig, Jr.
Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, August 16, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jonathan Edward Walsh
Joliet Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, August 20, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman Bradley Thomas Scott
Elyria Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 27, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Eric James White
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jason Alan Wolfe
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Ronald Wayne Ives
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Kenneth Lee Daniels
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Craig Allen Blann
Newton County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Monday, September 6, 2004
Cause: Electrocuted

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 10, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 10, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Lee Archuleta
Kern County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 12, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Kevin Gunsell
Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, September 12, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Timothy Andrew Nielson
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, September 13, 2004
Cause: Explosion

Park Ranger Suzanne E. “Suzi” Roberts
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster

Police Officer Jesse Matthew Rittenhouse
Harriman Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Cause: Aircraft accident

Senior Patrol Agent Travis Wayne Attaway
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cause: Drowned

Senior Patrol Agent Jeremy Michael Wilson
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cause: Drowned

Police Officer James L. Davis, Jr.
Butler University Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, September 24, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Angel Andrew Barcena
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 25, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Jerome Sobieski
Prairie View Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 26, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr.
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Investigator Lucille Cruz “Lucy” Ross
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, October 8, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Assistant Chief of Police Bill Jewel “Putt” Linder
Wisner Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, October 10, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Brandy Lyn Winfield
Marion County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, October 14, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Agent Carlos Alberto Reyes-Rivera
Cataño Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez
Cataño Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Dirk Ray Knearem
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 17, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

United States Department of State – Diplomatic Security Service, US
EOW: Sunday, October 24, 2004
Cause: Bomb

Lieutenant Robert Duane “Bob” Haley
Comanche County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 28, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Timothy John Fidel
United States Environmental Protection Agency – Criminal Investigations Division, US
EOW: Friday, October 29, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Timothy Howard Dunn
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Friday, October 29, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Amy Lynn Donovan
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 31, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent Jay P. Balchunas
Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation, WI
EOW: Friday, November 5, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, November 7, 2004
Cause: Stabbed

Reserve Sergeant James Milton Johnson
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, November 11, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Robert Francis “Bob” Grim, Sr.
Ormond Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 13, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent Phillip Charles Lebid
United States Department of Homeland Security – United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Monday, November 22, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Cause: Fall

Patrol Officer Patrick Michael Righi-Barnard
Burbank Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, November 25, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Mark Edward Vance
Bristol Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, November 27, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Melissa M. Foster
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator Terry Lee Barker, Sr.
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Brad Lee Schultz, Jr.
Riverview Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Robert Walter Hedman
Otero County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Patrol Agent George Brian DeBates
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, December 19, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Christopher Lee Ruse
Pendergrass Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer Peter J. Lavery
Newington Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Cristy Sue Tindall
Peoria Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James Junior Godbee
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Salinas Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Cause: Stabbed

Grand Junction Police Department, CO
EOW: Thursday, May 6, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, June 25, 2004
Cause: Gunfire

Pima County Sheriff’s Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Avondale Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, July 22, 2004
Cause: Duty related illness

Albemarle County Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, October 24, 2004
Cause: Gunfire
2005 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2005
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 169
- 9/11 related illness2
- Aircraft accident2
- Automobile crash34
- Bomb1
- Drowned2
- Duty related illness4
- Fall4
- Gunfire55
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)7
- Heart attack20
- Motorcycle crash4
- Stabbed2
- Struck by vehicle11
- Training accident1
- Vehicle pursuit5
- Vehicular assault15
Total Deaths by Month
- January12
- February10
- March16
- April13
- May12
- June11
- July16
- August15
- September21
- October16
- November15
- December12
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Arizona6
- Arkansas2
- California18
- Colorado1
- District of Columbia2
- Florida7
- Georgia9
- Illinois4
- Indiana4
- Kansas2
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana6
- Maryland1
- Massachusetts3
- Michigan5
- Minnesota3
- Mississippi6
- Missouri8
- New Jersey4
- New Mexico2
- New York8
- North Carolina4
- Ohio3
- Oklahoma4
- Pennsylvania5
- Puerto Rico2
- Rhode Island1
- South Carolina4
- Tennessee4
- Texas15
- U.S. Government10
- Virginia8
- Washington1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male164
- Female5
Statistics
- Average age39
- Average tour of duty11 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 9

Sergeant Larry Dale Cottingham
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: Monday, January 3, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Bryan Scott Hurst
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Howard King Stevenson
Ceres Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 9, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Corrections Officer Manuel Ariza Gonzalez, Jr.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005
Cause: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff Edward Eugene “Skip” Schroeder, Jr.
York County Sheriff’s Office, PA
EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Scott Morgan Armstrong
Bridgeton Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Jesse W. Embrey, III
St. James Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James Mitchell Prince
Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Lloyd Auther Rogers
Castleberry Independent School District Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Phillip Tutino
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Detective Sergeant Thomas Lynn Cochran
Lawrenceburg Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police Anthony Dwight Lucas
French Camp Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, February 4, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Lake County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael Allen Scarbrough
Wayne County Airport Authority Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Molly Suzanne Thomas-Bowden
Columbia Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 10, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer James Melvin Feltis, III
United States Department of Defense – Pentagon Force Protection Agency, US
EOW: Monday, February 14, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Charles Richard Thomas Haist
Henry County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Haven Blake Gammill
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Eric Jay Van Fossan
Eagle Pass Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Hardeeville Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Agent Jim Robyn Bennet Matkin
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, LA
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Thomas J. McMeekin, Jr.
Atlantic City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 4, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Craig Steven Herbert
Lawrence Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, March 6, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, March 11, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Assistant SAC David Gray Wilhelm
United States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Office of Investigations, US
EOW: Friday, March 11, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Master Deputy J. Alex Burdette
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Corrections Officer John R. Allen
Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Cause: Fall

Police Officer Jackson Vernon “Jack” Lone
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Cause: Drowned

Patrolman Thomas Drumane Catchings
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, March 17, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Keith Buckner
Decherd Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, March 17, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Corrections Sergeant Richard Terence Dever
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2005
Cause: Stabbed

Police Officer II William Andrew “Drew” Henley
Suffolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham, Jr.
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 20, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Peter Alan Grignon
Louisville Metro Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jesse Erick Sollman
Easton Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 25, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Panama City Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Steven Michael Zourkas
Niles Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 8, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

St. Charles Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Kurt Andrew Ford
Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Captain Byron Douglas Carpenter
Belmont Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 16, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Detective Sergeant James Lloyd Allen
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Thomas Gerard Brophy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 2005
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Larry Randolph Cox
Chillicothe Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Mark Anthony Cross
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Larry Elwood Lasater, Jr.
Pittsburg Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Harold Loyd Thorne, Jr.
Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, April 25, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Illinois State University Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 25, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Tommy Edward Scott
Los Angeles World Airports Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 29, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Byron Keith Cannon
Richland County Sheriff’s Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Mariano “Rocky” Lemus, Jr.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, May 6, 2005
Cause: Duty related illness

St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, May 6, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Battle Creek City Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, May 9, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Andrew Harrison Taylor
Llano County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Monday, May 9, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer David Christopher Uribe
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Lance Corporal Jonathan Wade Parker
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Monday, May 16, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Reserve Sergeant Joseph Pozell
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Wadena Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 26, 2005
Cause: Training accident

Deputy Sheriff Maurice Glen Brignac
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Gabriel B. Saucedo
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff Roger Dale Lynch
Livingston County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Robert Russell Hardesty
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005
Cause: Fall

Deputy Sheriff John Walter Sanford, Jr.
Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, June 19, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff George Clifford Griffin, Sr.
White County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Steven Francis Gaughan
Prince George’s County Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Paris Williams, Sr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Gregory Alan Gariepy
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 24, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant James Edward “Bo” Weaver
Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Monday, June 27, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police William Burkett
Plymouth Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, July 1, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Kirkwood Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Deputy Constable Nehemiah Pickens
Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 6, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Senior Investigator Thomas M. O’Neill
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Friday, July 8, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Michael Kievernagel
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Cause: Aircraft accident

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Patrick Blount
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Cause: Aircraft accident

Sergeant Rogelio “Roy” Gonzalez, Jr.
Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA
EOW: Friday, July 15, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Owen David Fisher
Flint Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, July 16, 2005
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Special Officer Dwayne Anthony Reeves
Newark School District Police Services, NJ
EOW: Monday, July 18, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, July 22, 2005
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Nels Daniel “Dan” Niemi
San Leandro Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 25, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Braselton Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, July 25, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Scot Andrew Beyerstedt
Mattawan Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Seasonal Park Ranger Jeffrey A. Christensen
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US
EOW: Friday, July 29, 2005
Cause: Fall

Police Officer Larry William Cantrell
Sapulpa Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, July 31, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, August 1, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Staff Sergeant James Dennis McNaughton
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Wayne Thomas “Cotton” Morgan
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Timothy David Graham
Pima County Sheriff’s Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer James C. McBride
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Cause: Duty related illness

Detective Terry Lee Melancon, Jr.
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Francis Manuel Ortega
Pine Lake Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 11, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Roy Lundell Nelson, Jr.
New Smyrna Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Timothy Lee Webster
Crystal Springs Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal John Anthony “Jay” Sampietro, Jr.
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Eric Peter Loiselle
Essex County Sheriff’s Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Michael R. King
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Richard W. Smith, Jr.
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Michael Bancroft
Robertson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Daniel Howard Golden
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, August 29, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ramon Molina Rios, Jr.
Douglas Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Shawn Barrington Silvera
Lino Lakes Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Monday, September 12, 2005
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Tara Marie Drummond
Kennesaw Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Burke County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant Denny F. Gallaway, Jr.
San Jacinto County Constable’s Office – Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Cause: Drowned

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 17, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Gary Alan Hoffman
Woodstock Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, September 17, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Stephen Eric Sullivan
United States Department of State – Diplomatic Security Service, US
EOW: Monday, September 19, 2005
Cause: Bomb

Police Officer Ted Marvin Shinault
United States Department of the Treasury – United States Mint Police, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Jeffery Bickham
Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Assistant Chief of Police Johnnie Lane Shaner
White Hall Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, September 23, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, September 23, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Chief of Police Dion Rastus Nelson, Sr.
York Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Supervisor William Hershall Garvey
California Department of Justice, CA
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Daniel Paul Madrid
United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service – Office of Investigations, US
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Corporal Mario Roberto Jenkins
University of Central Florida Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Corporal James Calvin “Jamie” Walker
Waynesboro Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Brian Steven Gregg
Newtown Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Brian Matthews
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Friday, September 30, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff James Timothy White
Hall County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Decatur Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Commander Dale Francis Bernock
Dearborn Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Eugene Elium
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Friday, October 7, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Shadron Kiley “Shad” Bassett
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Friday, October 7, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 2005
Cause: Fall

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 2005
Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Michael Kevin Saffran
Chesapeake Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Matthew John Redding
Rocklin Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Gary Frederick Labenz
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, October 10, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Jess Lobo, Jr.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman John Randolph Wheeler
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 14, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Clayton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Officer Reuben Becerra DeLeon, Jr.
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, October 28, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Robert Manuel Cabral
Swansea Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 5, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Kay Frances Rogers
Murfreesboro Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Courtney Lamont Dickerson
Danville Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, November 11, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Brian Howard Jackson
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ronald Evan Weintraub
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Officer Andrew Todd “Andy” Stevens
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, OK
EOW: Friday, November 18, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Christopher John Doyle, III
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, November 19, 2005
Cause: Duty related illness

Mexia Independent School District Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Patrolman Richard Lee Spaulding
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

Patrol Officer Edward Odell Fite
Wiggins Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 27, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Narcotics Investigator Brandon Douglas “Teddy” Breland
Wiggins Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 27, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 28, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Paul Robert Salmon
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Henry “Hank” Nava, Jr.
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jason Alexander Oliff
Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Monday, December 5, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent Thomas Patrick Cloherty
United States Department of the Interior – Fish and Wildlife Service – Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Joseph Raymond Pokorny, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Monday, December 12, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Shawnee Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

School Safety Agent Vivian A. Samuels-Benjamin
New York City Police Department – Division of School Safety, NY
EOW: Friday, December 16, 2005
Cause: Heart attack

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Lester Dewayne Tatum
Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant Michael Elvin Walker
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 31, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 2005
Cause: Heatstroke

Prince William County Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, June 6, 2005
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Marion County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Monday, July 11, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Pleasanton Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Cause: Fall

Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

New Smyrna Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Cause: Vehicular assault

Lansing Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Cause: Automobile crash

Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, October 3, 2005
Cause: Gunfire

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Cause: Training accident
2006 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2006
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 163
- 9/11 related illness7
- Aircraft accident3
- Assault1
- Automobile crash36
- Bicycle accident2
- Bomb1
- Duty related illness1
- Fall1
- Gunfire52
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)3
- Heart attack16
- Motorcycle crash8
- Stabbed1
- Struck by vehicle9
- Training accident1
- Vehicle pursuit4
- Vehicular assault17
Total Deaths by Month
- January15
- February18
- March12
- April11
- May14
- June10
- July7
- August16
- September18
- October16
- November13
- December13
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama4
- Arizona2
- Arkansas2
- California17
- Colorado3
- Connecticut1
- District of Columbia1
- Florida9
- Georgia7
- Hawaii1
- Illinois8
- Indiana3
- Kansas2
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana5
- Maine1
- Maryland5
- Massachusetts1
- Michigan3
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi2
- Missouri1
- Montana2
- Nevada1
- New Hampshire1
- New Jersey3
- New Mexico2
- New York15
- North Carolina1
- Ohio5
- Oklahoma2
- Pennsylvania3
- Puerto Rico3
- South Carolina1
- Tennessee5
- Texas11
- U.S. Government8
- Utah1
- Virginia10
- Washington3
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin2
- Wyoming1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male154
- Female9
Statistics
- Average age39
- Average tour of duty11 years, 6 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 3

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Ethan G. Collins
Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 6, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Officer Richard Allen May, Jr.
East Palo Alto Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 7, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Corrections Officer Wayne Robert Clark
New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Francis J. “Frank” Hennessy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Cause: Duty related illness

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Seward County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Friday, January 13, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Thomas William “Tom” Clark
Rochester Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Agent Jose Luis Torres-Martinez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Matthew DeWayne Myrick
Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Detective John Michael Piskator
Key West Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, January 23, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Maryland Division of Correction, MD
EOW: Friday, January 27, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 27, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Andy Todd Early
Audrain County Sheriff’s Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Gassville Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, February 4, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Stacy Edward McMurrough
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Friday, February 10, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, February 12, 2006
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Mazella Edwards
Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Sunday, February 12, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Christopher Seguin
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Deputy Stephen Joseph Hahn
Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office, WI
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, February 17, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Herman Wayne Brooks
DeRidder Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, February 17, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Daniel Joseph Kuhlmeier
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Monday, February 20, 2006
Cause: Bomb

Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kyle Russell Ballard
Pasadena Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, February 24, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Joseph Daniel Corr
New Hartford Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 27, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Jeremy Paul Newchurch
Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Matthew J. Melchionda
Watchung Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Security Policeman Erin Sha Na Frasier
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Monday, March 13, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Patrol Agent Nicholas D. Greenig
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff James Francis McGrane, Jr.
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Pierre Walter Bain
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sergeant Gerard Walter Burke, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Tim Whitehead, Jr.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Pascagoula Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, March 27, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Chief of Police Richard Allen Brush
Point Comfort Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, March 27, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Maria Cecilia Rosa
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Michael Dewayne Moore
Loudon County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Monday, April 3, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Corporal Anthony Maurice Andrews
Saraland Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, April 7, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Peter Francis Curran
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Chief of Police Riley Scott Sumner
Chelsea Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2006
Cause: Aircraft accident

Reserve Officer Matthew Jay Tuttle
Chelsea Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2006
Cause: Aircraft accident

South Bend Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 2006
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Donald Ellis Wass
Washington County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Jeremy Preston “Jay” Chambers
Cahokia Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 24, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Robert Daniel Targosz
Gilbert Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 1, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Gary Jonathan Buro
Chesterfield County Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Gary Frank Skerski
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, May 8, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Vicky Anne Owen Armel
Fairfax County Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, May 8, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Assistant Chief Deputy L. Keith Lyon
Knox County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff William Birl Jones
Roane County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Friday, May 12, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Gregory Dean Stewart
Beeville Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 15, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer Michael E. Garbarino
Fairfax County Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Anthony A. Byrd
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, May 19, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Seneca Bailey Darden
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, May 21, 2006
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Angelo Peluso, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Corporal Jason Anthony Makowski
Dearborn Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman James Andres Archuleta
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Sunday, June 4, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Smith County Constable’s Office – Precinct 4, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Chief Deputy Brian Keith Gibbons
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Captain Octavio Rafael Gonzalez
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald Williams
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, June 16, 2006
Cause: Training accident

Special Agent William “Buddy” Sentner, III
United States Department of Justice – Office of the Inspector General, US
EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Officer Valentine D. “Val” Lopez, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Dennis Carmen Stepnowski
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, June 29, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant James Lee Sunderland, Sr.
Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Friday, June 30, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Covina Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 3, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff David Stan Piquette
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Friday, July 7, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Scott Gordon Rogers
Clay County Sheriff’s Office, MN
EOW: Saturday, July 8, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Charles Aubrey Fisher
Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 8, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Murfreesboro Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, July 23, 2006
Cause: Fall

Maryland Division of Correction, MD
EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Cause: Stabbed

Police Officer Nick-Tomasito Birco
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Michael Anthony Callin
Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Phoenix M. Braithwaite
Haines City Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Peter William Faatz
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 3, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Brent William Clearman
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 6, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Scott Alan Wertz
Reading Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, August 6, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Orange Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 7, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Joselito Alvarez Barber
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, August 13, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Corporal Christopher Michael Metternich
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, August 14, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Monday, August 21, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Cause: Bicycle accident

Lake County Sheriff’s Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Cause: Bicycle accident

Police Officer Dennis Merwin Shuck
Cheyenne Police Department, WY
EOW: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Corporal Michael Douglas Young
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Corporal Charles Eugene Smith, II
Beckley Police Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jonathan James “AJ” Schroeder
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Maryland Transportation Authority Police, MD
EOW: Friday, September 1, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrol Officer Jackie Davis Ryden
Prescott Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, September 2, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Trooper Joseph Anthony Longobardo
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 3, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Raul Canales-Mundo
Carolina Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, September 4, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 7, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Patrice Marie Ryan-Ott
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 8, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Edwanton Allen “Eddie” Thomas
Brier Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Staff Sergeant Michael Joseph Watts
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, September 16, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Aurora Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Robert Earl “Robbie” Green
Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas Alan Cook
Metra Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Carter County Constable’s Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Cause: Assault

Tempe Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Vernon Matthew Williams
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, September 30, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper William Lloyd McClendon
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Sheriff Christopher Cooper Daniels, Sr.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Airman First Class Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Manchester Police Department, NH
EOW: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Deputy Lawrence M. Barnes, Sr.
Ross County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Victor Reynolds
Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Friday, October 20, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Daniel Patrick Picagli
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Robert Michael Langley
University of Mississippi Police and Campus Safety Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer II Landon Michael Dorris
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Margena Silvia Nunez
Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Patrick Roy Kramer
West Yellowstone Police Department, MT
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Mary Freeman Smith
Fairfield Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, October 23, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Maywood Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, October 23, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Thursday, October 26, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Vaughn Mitchell
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 27, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer David George Whitson
Bowling Green Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Senior Patrol Agent David Norman Webb
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, November 3, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff David Leroy Briese, Jr.
Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, MT
EOW: Friday, November 3, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff David Jerome Rancourt
Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, ME
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Robert Daniel Bornet
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Monday, November 6, 2006
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff William Henry Tiedeman, Jr.
Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Investigator David Michael Petzold
Upper Saucon Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, November 9, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Brian Keith Tephford
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, November 12, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff William Joseph Hudnall, Jr.
Kern County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Corporal Dennis Christian Wright, Sr.
Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, November 17, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, UT
EOW: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Cause: Aircraft accident

Senior Trooper Robert A. Hill, Sr.
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, November 24, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy First Class William H. Beebe, Jr.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

King County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Daniel Charles Conroy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 3, 2006
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Yvonne D. Pettit
Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Monday, December 4, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kenneth Chua Jordan
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant John William McKinney
Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Cause: Heart attack

Supervisory Special Agent Gregory J. Rahoi
United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Agent Juan José Burgos-Vélez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Jason Lannes Sheppard
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Michael William Larson
Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Monday, December 11, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 17, 2006
Cause: Vehicular assault

Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant
Oceanside Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Bryan Dennis Tuvera
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 23, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Cause: Fall

Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause: Gunfire

Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash
2007 Honor Roll of Heroes
Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2007
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 208
- 9/11 related illness14
- Accidental4
- Aircraft accident3
- Animal related1
- Automobile crash49
- Boating accident1
- Bomb5
- Drowned3
- Duty related illness3
- Exposure to toxins1
- Fall3
- Gunfire68
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)4
- Heart attack13
- Heatstroke1
- Motorcycle crash8
- Struck by vehicle9
- Vehicle pursuit6
- Vehicular assault10
- Weather/Natural disaster2
Total Deaths by Month
- January13
- February15
- March19
- April23
- May25
- June21
- July17
- August16
- September14
- October16
- November14
- December15
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama5
- Arizona5
- Arkansas1
- California12
- Colorado2
- Connecticut1
- District of Columbia1
- Florida16
- Georgia6
- Guam1
- Hawaii2
- Idaho1
- Illinois2
- Indiana7
- Iowa2
- Kansas1
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana9
- Maryland4
- Massachusetts3
- Michigan3
- Minnesota1
- Mississippi3
- Missouri7
- Montana1
- New Hampshire1
- New Jersey5
- New Mexico2
- New York19
- North Carolina8
- Ohio7
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania2
- Puerto Rico3
- South Carolina6
- Tennessee3
- Texas22
- Tribal Police1
- U.S. Government19
- Utah1
- Virgin Islands1
- Virginia2
- Washington2
- West Virginia2
- Wisconsin1
- Wyoming1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male199
- Female9
Statistics
- Average age40
- Average tour of duty11 years, 7 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 9

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Saturday, January 6, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Tyron Donta Franklin
Paterson Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Rahamy Mitchell
Fannin County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Troy Lamont Chesley, Sr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Robert Fumiatti
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant James H. “Heath” Hardin
Hope Mills Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 11, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Friday, January 12, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ervin Michael Hawk Johnston, I
Livonia Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, January 19, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Chief of Police Ernest Valencia Mendoza
Needville Independent School District Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, January 19, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, January 25, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Deputy Sheriff Harold Michael Altman
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Shawn Joshua Dean Williams
Old Fort Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 1, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Ariel Anton Frett
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Thursday, February 8, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Browne-Sanchez
Hawaii Department of Public Safety – Sheriff Division, HI
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, February 11, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Oxford Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, February 16, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Charles J. Callemyn
Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Anthony Jon Holly
Glendale Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, February 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 19, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Patrolman First Class Brian Coleman
Alexandria Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Stephen R. Jerabek
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, February 23, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 2007
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Clayton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, March 4, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Louise M. Johnston
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Friday, March 9, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Auxiliary Police Officer Nicholas Todd Pekearo
New York City Police Department – Auxiliary Police Section, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Auxiliary Police Officer Yevgeniy Borisovitch “Eugene” Marshalik
New York City Police Department – Auxiliary Police Section, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Border Patrol Agent Ramon Nevarez, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Border Patrol Agent David Tourscher
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, March 16, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Game Warden Justin Phillip Hurst
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Manuel Villegas
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Monday, March 19, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, March 23, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Corporal Mark Timothy Nix
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, March 23, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Moncks Corner Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 2007
Cause: Boating accident

Aurora Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, March 26, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Moncks Corner Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, March 26, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Senior Corrections Officer Cecil Arthur Smith, Sr.
New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety – Juvenile Justice Commission, NJ
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 2007
Cause: Fall

Police Officer Sean Robert Clark
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, April 1, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, April 1, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Barren County Constable’s Office, KY
EOW: Monday, April 2, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Jason Lee Saunders
Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Gainesville Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, April 5, 2007
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Boston College Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, April 6, 2007
Cause: Exposure to toxins

Senior Criminal Investigator Stuart Craig Cohen
Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 8, 2007
Cause: Duty related illness

Ripon Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Cause: Accidental

Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Staff Chief Bryan Keith Zollner
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Utica Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
EOW: Friday, April 13, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Irving Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 13, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

California Department of Justice, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 2007
Cause: Duty related illness

Greenville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Philip Anthony Rodriguez
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Corporal Nick Samuel Polizzotto
South Bend Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer III Luke Timothy Hoffman
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Air Interdiction Agent Clinton B. Thrasher
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Cause: Aircraft accident

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, April 27, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Lisa Renee Ligda-Beaulieu
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Alan Christopher Silver
Rocky Mount Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Florence Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Chief Investigator Alex Roy “Al” Suarez, Sr.
Boston Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, May 4, 2007
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Detective Kevin George Hawkins
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 7, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Macksville Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster

Patrol Officer John Peter Georges
Tyngsborough Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Cause: Duty related illness

Border Patrol Agent Richard Goldstein
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, May 11, 2007
Cause: Drowned

Franconia Police Department, NH
EOW: Friday, May 11, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Robert W. Williamson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Cayuga Town Marshal’s Office, IN
EOW: Monday, May 14, 2007
Cause: Accidental

Police Officer William “Nichie” Preslar
Lakewood Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, May 14, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

State Constable Robert Lee Bailey
South Carolina State Constable, SC
EOW: Monday, May 14, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Frank Fabiano, Jr.
Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Lee Stewart Newbill
Moscow Police Department, ID
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Marvin Jerome Scarlett
Henry County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, May 20, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, May 20, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Probation Officer David Poling
Gallipolis Municipal Court, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause: Drowned

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Air Interdiction Agent Robert F. Smith
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause: Aircraft accident

Cleveland Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Game Warden Teyran Micah “Ty” Patterson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Cause: Drowned

Officer Jeffrey Howard “Jeff” McCoy
Abilene Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Cause: Bomb

Special Agent Matthew Joseph Kuglics
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Cause: Bomb

Sheriff Bernard Joseph Berghager
Ralls County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Friday, June 8, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Deputy First Class Hilery A. Mayo, Jr.
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Michael Walter Thyssen
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Officer Robert Franklin Dickey
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 10, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Clay City Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster

New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Marion County Sheriff’s Office, OR
EOW: Saturday, June 16, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Frank Charles Denzinger
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Monday, June 18, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Howard County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, June 18, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, WV
EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Investigator Fred Ghussin
New York County District Attorney’s Office, NY
EOW: Friday, June 22, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Matthew Allen Lovejoy
Murfreesboro Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, June 22, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Macon County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Corrections Officer Stephen Anderson
Utah Department of Corrections, UT
EOW: Monday, June 25, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Adam Joseph Menuez
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Master Trooper David Edward Rich
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Thursday, July 5, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Everett Norris
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 5, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Dayle Weston “Wes” Hardy
Plano Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 7, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Robert Anthony Kozminski
Grand Rapids Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Longwood Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 14, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 14, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff William John Walters
Kemper County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, July 15, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 15, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Chief Deputy Tommy Kent Martin
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Montclair State University Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Border Patrol Agent Eric N. Cabral
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2007
Cause: Heatstroke

Police Officer George Valentino Cortez, Jr.
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, July 27, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Probation / Parole Officer II Daniel Morris Jones
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Friday, July 27, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Robert Bernard Helmke
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 28, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Special Agent Kimberly D. Place
United States Department of Justice – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police David Gerald Richard
Port Barre Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Special Deputy Stephen Bollinger
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, August 10, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Bastrop Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, August 10, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Charles “Chuck” Wilson
Bastrop Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, August 10, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Benjamin “BJ” Wilcher, Jr.
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, August 12, 2007
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Chief George “Bill” Stanford
Cheyenne Police Department, WY
EOW: Monday, August 13, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant Ronald Hamlin Harrison
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Detective Corporal Kenneth Armstrong
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, August 17, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Walter Thomas Barclay, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Deputy Joe Bill Galloway
Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2007
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Cause: Animal related

Police Officer Germaine Ferris Casey
Rio Rancho Police Department, NM
EOW: Monday, August 27, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Frank Gerard Macri
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 3, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Odessa Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 8, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Odessa Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 8, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Jesus Fernandez-Hernandez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Odessa Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jose Lazaro Somohano
Miami-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Temple Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 14, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Nicki James “Nick” Erfle
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy U.S. Marshal Bucky E. Burke
United States Department of Justice – United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 21, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Enrico Aquino Garcia, Jr.
Vigo County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Sunday, September 23, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Air Interdiction Agent Julio Enrique Baray
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: Monday, September 24, 2007
Cause: Aircraft accident

Corrections Officer Susan Louise Canfield
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, September 24, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Revere Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 29, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Constable Jason Norling
Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Monday, October 1, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Alfred L. Gordon, Sr.
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Gary D. McCormack
Greene County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, October 6, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Montana Highway Patrol, MT
EOW: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Shelbyville Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cause: Accidental

Euclid Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Zachariah Earl Templeton
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Friday, October 12, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Friday, October 12, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Rialto Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jerry Wayne Hudgins
Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Friday, October 19, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Investigator Dale Clint Sherrill
Marion County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 19, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Jason Edward Mooney
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Friday, October 19, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Casa Grande Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Cause: Fall

Wildlife Officer Michelle A. Lawless
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Cause: Accidental

Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Sunday, October 28, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Forest Hills Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, October 29, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Adrian Castro Cordova
Calexico Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Charles Edward Cassidy
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Thomas A. Crowell
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 2007
Cause: Bomb

United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 2007
Cause: Bomb

Special Agent Nathan J. Schuldheiss
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 2007
Cause: Bomb

West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, November 2, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 5, 2007
Cause: 9/11 related illness

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Thelonious Anthony Dukes, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, November 9, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Minneapolis Park Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, November 9, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, November 16, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Donta J. Manuel
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Jonathan D. Wallace
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Michael Triplett
Washington County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, November 29, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrol Officer James Watkins Smith, Sr.
Johnson City Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, December 3, 2007
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Correctional Officer Elizabeth Franklin
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Friday, December 7, 2007
Cause: Fall

Deputy Sheriff Paul A. LeBlanc, Jr.
DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Friday, December 7, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Darral Keith Lane
Richland County Sheriff’s Department, SC
EOW: Friday, December 14, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer William Eric Freeman
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Monday, December 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Nicholson
Smithsburg Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Joseph Tyrone Candie
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Port of Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Friday, December 21, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Mansfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

United States Department of Homeland Security – United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Thursday, December 27, 2007
Cause: Heart attack

Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Sunday, December 30, 2007
Cause: Vehicular assault

Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: Friday, March 9, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash

Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Cause: Heatstroke

Mesa Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Chandler Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, August 11, 2007
Cause: Heatstroke

Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Vancouver Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Cause: Gunfire

Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Friday, November 9, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Oceanside Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, December 31, 2007
Cause: Assault
2008 Honor Roll of Heroes
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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 165
- 9/11 related illness12
- Accidental1
- Aircraft accident3
- Assault4
- Automobile crash35
- Bomb2
- Drowned1
- Duty related illness7
- Electrocuted1
- Exposure to toxins1
- Gunfire42
- Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
- Heart attack13
- Motorcycle crash9
- Stabbed2
- Struck by vehicle12
- Train accident1
- Vehicle pursuit3
- Vehicular assault14
Total Deaths by Month
- January16
- February13
- March9
- April5
- May10
- June14
- July8
- August21
- September23
- October18
- November16
- December12
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama6
- Arizona4
- Arkansas3
- California14
- Colorado1
- Connecticut2
- Florida10
- Georgia7
- Illinois5
- Indiana2
- Iowa2
- Kentucky2
- Louisiana6
- Maryland5
- Massachusetts1
- Michigan2
- Mississippi1
- Missouri6
- Montana1
- Nevada1
- New Jersey2
- New Mexico1
- New York16
- North Carolina5
- Ohio5
- Oklahoma4
- Oregon2
- Pennsylvania7
- Puerto Rico3
- Railroad Police1
- South Carolina3
- Tennessee2
- Texas15
- Tribal Police1
- U.S. Government8
- Utah1
- Virgin Islands1
- Virginia4
- Washington2
- Wisconsin1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male148
- Female17
Statistics
- Average age41
- Average tour of duty12 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 10

Maryland Transportation Authority Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Jason Scott Zunker
Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 2008
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Geoffrey W. G. Stone
Vestavia Hills Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 6, 2008
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Anthony “Sean” Pursifull
Bell County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2008
Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Constable David Joubert, Sr.
Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 7, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 12, 2008
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Eric Cecil Barker, Sr.
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ricky L. Bryant, Jr.
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
