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:
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| Police Officer Aubrey Travis Johnson, Jr. Miami Police Department (FL) |
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| Correctional Officer Donald E. Parker Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX) |
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| Sergeant Dennis R. Oliver, Jr. Highland Village Police Department (TX) |
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| Police Officer Jacob William Hancher Myrtle Beach Police Department (SC) |
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| Detective Kevin Dwaine Collins Pine Bluff Police Department (AR) |
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| Sheriff Peter Smith Sumter County Sheriff's Office (GA) |
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| Detective Curt Holland Commerce City Police Department (CO) |
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| Major Rickie A. Groves Kennett Police Department (MO) |
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| Investigator Lemuel Delray Bruce Houston Fire Marshal's Office (TX) |
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| Sergeant Harry Cohen Riverside County Sheriff's Department (CA) |
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| Sergeant Conley Jumper Greenville County Sheriff's Office (SC) |
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| Sergeant Harold L. Preston Houston Police Department (TX) |
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| Police Officer Alex Arango Everman Police Department (TX) |
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| Corporal Adam McMillan Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (OH) |
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| Deputy Sheriff Raul Gomez Wharton County Sheriff's Office (TX) |
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| Corporal Daniel R. Abramovitz Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office (KS) |
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| Corporal Avery Hillman Crisp County Sheriff's Office (GA) |
