August 2015 was one of two months this year with 14 total line of duty deaths (LODDs), the second highest monthly toll in 2015. Six of those deaths occurred in the last week of the month.
Of the August LODDs, six were the result of felonious gunfire, two resulted from fatal heart attacks, and the remaining deaths were vehicular -- either motorcycle-, aircraft-, or automobile related. These vehicular deaths bring the total in 2015 to 35 Line of Duty Deaths in that category -- the leading cause of death this year, and up 10% over this time in 2014.
Each of the officers who lost their lives in August 2015 is to be remembered for their sacrifice and honored for their service. The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost loved ones in August 2015.
Please take a moment to read their memorials:
Deputy Sheriff Delton Daniels
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Officer Sean Michael Bolton
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
Officer Thomas LaValley
Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana
Detective Brent L. Hanger
Washington State Patrol, Washington
First Lieutenant Arthur A. Green III
Michigan Department of Natural Resoures, Michigan
Deputy Sheriff Craig Stephen Whisenand
Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, Illinois
Deputy Sheriff Carl Howell
Carson City Sheriff's Office, Nevada
Detention Officer Tronoski Jones
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Senior Trooper Steven Vincent
Louisiana State Police, Louisiana
Sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department, Missouri
Police Officer Henry Nelson
Sunset Police Department, Louisiana
Trooper James M. Bava
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri
Trooper Chad H. Wolf
Michigan State Police, Michigan
Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth
Harris County Sheriff's Department, Texas
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation."
-Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder