In the month of April 2017, ten law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States. Of those ten deaths, five were the result of motor vehicle crashes (four auto and one motorcycle), four were the result of felonious gunfire, and one was the result of assault.
The total number of line of duty deaths in 2017 stands at 42 at the end of April. Gunfire deaths are down, but motor vehicle accidents are up significantly.
The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in April 2017.
Please take the time to read their memorials and Remember the Fallen:
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3 (TX)
Barry County Sheriff's Office (MO)
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office (AL)
Wisconsin State Patrol (WI)
Spartanburg Police Department (SC)
Logan County Sheriff's Office (OK)
Puerto Rico Police Department (PR)
Delaware State Police (DE)
North Carolina Dept of Public Safety - Division of Prisons (NC)
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)