Wednesday, November 2, 2016

The Officer Down Memorial Page: End of Watch Report October 2016


In the month of October 2016, seventeen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States.  Of those officers, eight died as the result of felonious gunfire, one died as the result of accidental gunfire, one died from a 9/11-related illness, and the remaining seven officers died in vehicle-related incidents (three auto accidents, one motorcycle accident, one struck by vehicle, one vehicular assault, and one vehicle pursuit).  Also worth noting is that four agencies lost multiple officers in October 2016.

Of the officers who died in October 2016, sixteen were male and one was female.  Two of the officers killed last month had served one year or less in law enforcement.

The total number of line of duty deaths in 2016 stands at 111 at the end of October, up 4% from this time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page offers our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one in October 2016.

Read their memorials and Remember the Fallen:

Sergeant Steve Owen
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA



 
Investigator Paul R. Stuewer
New York State Police, NY


 

Agent Victor Rosado-Rosa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR





Police Officer Blake Curtis Snyder
St. Louis County Police Department, MO





Police Officer Lesley Zerebny
Palm Springs Police Department, CA





Police Officer Jose Gilbert Vega
Palm Springs Police Department, CA





Sergeant Luis A. Meléndez-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

 

Police Officer Aaron J. Christian
Chesapeake Police Department, OH





Deputy Sheriff Jack Hopkins
Modoc County Sheriff's Office, CA





Sergeant Alfonso Lopez
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA





Trooper Timothy P. Pratt
New York State Police, NY





Sergeant Allen Brandt
Fairbanks Police Department, AK





Police Officer James Brockmeyer
Chester Police Department, IL


 

Police Officer Myron Jarrett
Detroit Police Department, MI




Deputy Sheriff Dan Glaze
Rusk County Sheriff's Office, WI



 
Sergeant Rod Lucas
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, CA
Deputy Sheriff Scott Williams
Taylor County Sheriff's Office, FL






*updated on 07 Nov 2016 to add a LODD verified after the initial  publication of the EOW report