The ODMP Blog: 2020

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

November 2020 End of Watch Report

In November 2020, eighteen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty nationally. Of those eighteen, fourteen died as a result of COVID-19. Three died from gunfire, and one died due to drowning. The year-to-date total for line of duty deaths stands at 271 at the end of November, an 83% increase from the same time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in November 2020. We encourage our supporters to read the memorials of each of the officers who died in the line of duty last month and remember the fallen:


Lieutenant Loyd Ray Hamm Richland Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)

Deputy Sheriff Johnny R. Trunches
Harris County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Sergeant William Darnell
Dewitt Township Police Department (MI)

First Lieutenant Roberto Rodríguez-Hernández
Puerto Rico Police Department (PR)

Police Officer Marshall Waters, Jr.
Mangham Police Department (LA)

Officer Domingo Jasso, III
United States Dept of Homeland Security - CBP- Office of Field Operations (U.S. Govt)

Sergeant Sean Rios
Houston Police Department (TX)

Police Officer Travis C. Wallace
Helena-West Helena Police Department (AR)

Agent Juan R. Ramírez-Padilla
Puerto Rico Police Department (PR)

Lieutenant Marzell Jerome Brooks
Brookhaven Police Department (MS)

Air Interdiction Agent Christopher Doyle Carney
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security - CBP - Air and Marine Operations (U.S. Govt)

Police Officer Charlie Cortez
Tulalip Tribal Police Department (Tribal Police)

Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright
Missouri Department of Corrections (MO)

Detention Officer Dwight Willis
Greene County Sheriff's Office (MO)

Correctional Officer Glenn F. Martinez
Guam Department of Corrections (Guam)

Captain Philip Edward Street
Walker County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Senior Police Officer Ernest Leal, Jr.
Houston Police Department (TX)

Deputy Sheriff John "Sonny" Kuhar, Jr.
Cambria County Sheriff's Office (PA)

Thursday, November 5, 2020

End of Watch Report October 2020

In October 2020, seventeen law enforcement officers across the country died in the line of duty, bringing our year-to-date total to 240 fallen officers. This represents a 104% increase over the same time in 2019.

Of the seventeen deaths in October, seven were the result of COVID-19, four were the result of gunfire, four were auto-related (two vehicular assault, two automobile crashes), one was the result of a duty-related illness, and one was a heart attack.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death and we ask that our supporters take a moment to read the memorials and remember the fallen:

Police Officer Aubrey Travis Johnson, Jr.
Miami Police Department (FL)

Correctional Officer Donald E. Parker
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)

Sergeant Dennis R. Oliver, Jr.
Highland Village Police Department (TX)

Police Officer Jacob William Hancher
Myrtle Beach Police Department (SC)

Detective Kevin Dwaine Collins
Pine Bluff Police Department (AR)

Sheriff Peter Smith
Sumter County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Detective Curt Holland
Commerce City Police Department (CO)

Major Rickie A. Groves
Kennett Police Department (MO)

Investigator Lemuel Delray Bruce
Houston Fire Marshal's Office (TX)

Sergeant Harry Cohen
Riverside County Sheriff's Department (CA)

Sergeant Conley Jumper
Greenville County Sheriff's Office (SC)

Sergeant Harold L. Preston
Houston Police Department (TX)

Police Officer Alex Arango
Everman Police Department (TX)

Corporal Adam McMillan
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (OH)

Deputy Sheriff Raul Gomez
Wharton County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Corporal Daniel R. Abramovitz
Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office (KS)

Corporal Avery Hillman
Crisp County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

End of Watch Report September 2020

In September 2020, twenty law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States, bringing our year-to-date total up to 212 officers, a 91% increase over the same time last year. The increase is largely due to the high number of COVID deaths in the law enforcement community:117 so far in 2020.

Of the twenty deaths in September, seven were due to COVID-19; six were auto-related (four auto crashes, one struck by vehicle, one vehicular assault); four deaths were the result of gunfire, one was due to assault, one was the result of 9/11-related cancer, and one was sue to another duty-related illness.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death and we ask our supporters to take moment to read the memorials from September 2020 and remember the fallen.