In May 2020, nineteen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty nationwide. Of those nineteen deaths, more than half were due to duty-related illnesses: nine were the result of COVID-19, one was the result of 9/11-related duty illness. Five were the result of gunfire (four felonious, one inadvertent), two officers were struck by vehicles, one died in an aircraft accident, and one died as the result of a heart attack.
At the end of May 2020, a total of 93 officers have died in the line of duty in the U.S. - a significant 48% increase over the same time last year. This increase is largely due to the 40 COVID deaths that have occurred in the last two months.
The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who have lost a loved one to a line of duty death. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remembers the fallen.
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| Police Officer Jason Knox Houston Police Department (TX) |
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| Officer Richard G. McCoy United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government |
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| Police Officer Michael S. Mosher Overland Park Police Department (KS) |
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| Officer Omar E. Palmer United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government |
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| Sergeant Lionel Q. Martinez Alamo Colleges Police Department (TX) |
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| Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) |
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| Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) |
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| Corrections Supervisor I George "Bernie" Robare Kansas Department of Corrections (KS) |
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| Sergeant Charles "Rob" Roberts III Glen Ridge Police Department (NJ) |
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| Corrections Supervisor I Fella A. Adebiyi Kansas Department of Corrections (KS) |
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| Officer Ching Kok "CK" Yan United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government |
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| Correctional Officer Berisford Anthony Morse Washington State Department of Corrections (WA) |
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| Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Maser Bonneville County Sheriff's Office (ID) |
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| Trooper George Baker Louisiana State Police (LA) |
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| Trooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr. Connecticut State Police (CT) |
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| Police Officer Cody Holte Grand Forks Police Department (ND) |
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| Police Officer Nathan James Lyday Ogden Police Department (UT) |
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| Deputy Constable Caleb Rule Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 (TX) |
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| Police Officer Waldis "Jay" Johnson Detroit Police Department (MI) |
