Last month, eleven law enforcement officers gave their lives in the line of duty in the United States. Of those deaths, five were the result of gunfire, three were the result of assault, one officer drowned, one died in an automobile crash, and one died as the result of a heart attack. Deaths took place in eight different states.
The total number of line of duty deaths at the end of October stands at 109, down from this point last year across every category tracked by ODMP.
The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our condolences to those families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in October 2017. Please take the time to read the memorials of these fallen heroes:
Lafayette Police Department, LA
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (NV)
Texas Tech University Police Department (TX)
Christiana Care Health System Department of Public Safety (DE)
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons (NC)
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons (NC)
New Orleans Police Department (LA)
Buffalo Police Department (NY)
Girard Police Department (OH)
South Carolina Highway Patrol (SC)
Correctional Officer Wendy Shannon
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Prisons (NC)