Thursday, July 2, 2020

End of Watch Report June 2020


In June 2020, fifteen officers died in the line of duty in the United States. This brings the year-to-date total to 114 officers, a 44% increase over this time last year.  This increase is largely due to the 51 officers who have died as a result of COVID-19 in the past few months.

In June, five officers died as a result of gunfire, five died as a result of COVID-19, four died in auto-related incidents (two automobile crashes, one motorcycle crash, one vehicular assault), and one officer died as a result of a different duty-related illness.

The Office 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 June 2020.  Please take a moment to read the memorial and remember those fallen officers.

Lieutenant Stephen Williams
Moody Police Department (AL)

Police Officer Efren Coronel
El Centro Police Department (CA)

Sheriff Andy Deric Clark
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (MO)

Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office (CA)

Border Patrol Agent Johan Mordan
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Border Patrol (U.S. Govt)

Corrections Officer V Thomas Adedayo Ogugbire
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX)

Deputy Sheriff James Blair
Simpson County Sheriff's Office (MS)

Police Officer Dale Thomas Provins, Jr.
Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department

Wildlife Officer Julian Keen, Jr.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FL)

Police Officer Destin Legieza
Brentwood Police Department (TN)

Police Officer Michael Lee
Navajo Division of Public Safety (Tribal Police)

Master Detention Deputy Lynn Jones
Lake County Sheriff's Office (FL)

Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi
California Department Of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA)

Sergeant Dale Multer
Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 (TX)

Sergeant Craig Johnson
Tulsa Police Department (OK)