
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