January 2020 End of Watch Report

Line of Duty Death report for January 2020 showing 12 line of duty deaths nationally, an 8% decrease from last January.

January 2020 started the year with a total of twelve line of duty deaths across the country.  Of those twelve deaths, three were the result of gunfire, seven were auto-related (two vehicular assault, two struck by vehicle, one vehicle pursuit, one auto crash, and one motorcycle crash), one was the result of a heart attack, and one was due to a 9/11-related illness.  Of the twelve officers who died in January 2020, four were women.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved on to a line of duty death last month and asks that you take the time to read their memorials and remember the fallen.

Investigator Ryan D. Fortini
New York State Police (NY)

Public Safety Officer Jackson Ryan Winkeler
Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety (SC)

Police Officer Paul Dunn
Lakeland Police Department (FL)

Police Officer Nicholas Reyna
Lubbock Police Department (TX)

Detective Amber Joy Leist
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (CA)

Deputy Sheriff Jarid Taylor
Bryan County Sheriff's Office (OK)

Officer Tiffany Victoria Billon Enriquez
Honolulu Police Department (HI)

Officer Kaulike Kalama
Honolulu Police Department (HI)

Deputy Sheriff Sheldon Gordon Whiteman
Long County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Police Officer Katherine Mary Thyne
Newport News Police Department (VA)

Major Angelanette Moore
Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail (VA)

Police Officer Alan McCollum
Corpus Christi Police Department (TX)

December 2019 End of Watch Report

December 2019 Line of Duty Death Report showing 19 total Line of Duty Deaths for a yearly total of 134, a 20% decrease from the total for 2018

In December 2019, nineteen officers in the United States died in the line of duty, making December the deadliest month of the year. Of those nineteen, nine line of duty deaths were auto-related (four automobile crashes, three vehicular assault, one vehicle assault, and one struck by vehicle); five were the result of gunfire; two were the result of heart attacks; two were the result of 9/11-related illnesses, and one was due to an explosion.

The yearly total for 2019, then, stands at 134 line of duty deaths nationally, a 20% decrease from 2018, and down in all four categories tracked by ODMP (gunfire, auto, heart, and other).

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 December 2019. Please take a moment to read the memorials of those officers who died in the line of duty and remember the fallen.

Sergeant Joshua Eli Voth
Colorado Department of Corrections (CO)

Agent Billy Fred Clardy, III
Huntsville Police Department (AL)

Deputy Chief Vincent A. DeMarino
New York City Police Department (NY)

Police Officer Stephen Paul Carr
Fayetteville Police Department (AR)

Sergeant Christopher Charles Lewis Brewster
Houston Police Department (TX)

Detective Joseph Seals
Jersey City Police Department (NJ)

Sergeant Kaila Marie Sullivan
Nassau Bay Police Department (TX)

Constable Eula Ray "Raye" Hawkins
Panola County Constable's Office (MS)

Chief Deputy Bobby Wayne Jacobs
Knott County Sheriff's Office (KY)

Private First Class Michael Shawn Latu
Marion County Sheriff's Office (SC)

Sergeant Anthony Oglesby, Jr. 
U.S. Dept of Defense - Naval District Washington Police Department (U.S. Gov't)

Sergeant Scott Johnston
New York City Police Department (NY)

Police Officer Jose Humberto Meza
Burnet Police Department (TX)

Detective Clifton Martinez
San Antonio Independent School District Police Department (TX)

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Charles Pfluger
San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Deputy Sheriff Cooper Dyson
Pierce County Sheriff's Department (WA)

Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Hendersonville Police Department (TN)

Police Officer Jerry Clyde Singleton
Fairfield Glade Police Department (TN)

Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson
Panola County Sheriff's Office (TX)

End of Watch Report September 2019

September 2019 Line of Duty Death Report showing 8 LODDs in Sept 2019: 4 gunfire, 1 auto, 1 heart attack, and 2 other causes of death. Total YTD is 94, a 26% decrease from last year at the same time.

In September 2019, eight law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States.  Of those eight deaths, three were the result of felonious gunfire, one was the result of inadvertent gunfire, one was the result of an automobile crash, one was the result of a heart attack, and two officers died due to 9/11-related illness.

The total number of line of duty deaths in 2019 stood at 94 at the end of September, a 26% decrease compared to the same time frame last year.  Line of duty deaths are down in all four major categories tracked by ODMP, a trend we hope to see continue throughout this 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.  Please take a moment to read each of the memorials for the officers who died in the line of duty last month and remember the fallen:

Detective Joseph Paolillo
New York City Police Department (NY)

Investigator Dornell Cousette
Tuscaloosa Police Department (AL)

Police Officer Derrick Bishop
New York City Police Department (NY)

Captain Vincent Liberto, Jr.
Mandeville Police Department (LA)

Deputy Sheriff Chris Hulsey
Meade County Sheriff's Office (KY)

Sergeant Tracy Vickers
Florida Highway Patrol (FL)

Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
Harris County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Police Officer Brian Charles Mulkeen
New York City Police Department (NY)

End of Watch Report August 2019

Infograph showing 12 Line of Duty Deaths in August 2019, bringing the yearly total to 85 across the United States

In August of 2019, there were twelve line of duty deaths in the United States.  Of those twelve line of duty deaths, three were due to 9/11-related illnesses, one to a duty-related illness, two to assault, three to gunfire, two to automobile crashes, and one to a heart attack.  The year-to-date total stands at 85, which represents a 25% decrease in comparison to 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.  We encourage you to read the memorials of each of these officers and remember the fallen:

Correctional Officer Pedro J. Rodríguez-Mateo
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (PR)

Police Officer Raymond Harris
New York City Police Department (NY)

Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson
Tennessee Department of Correction (TN)

Sergeant Jeffrey Cicora
New York State Police (NY)

Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr.
California Highway Patrol (CA)

Deputy Sheriff Stephanie Schreurs
Lyon County Sheriff's Office (IA)

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Cammon
Orange County Sheriff's Department CA)

Trooper Nicholas J. Hopkins
Illinois State Police (IL)

Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte
Kinney County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Trooper Moises Sanchez
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol (TX)

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Voyles
Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department (MS)

Undersheriff Stephen B. McLoud
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office (NY)