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) |