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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

End of Watch Report July 2020

Across the country, a total of 30 officers died in the line of duty in July 2020. Of those thirty deaths, five were the result of gunfire and four were auto-related (one motorcycle crash, one vehicular assault, and two struck by vehicle). Of the twenty one remaining deaths, two officers drowned and nineteen officers died as a result of COVID-19.

At the end of July, the year-to-date total of line of duty deaths is at 151, a 68% increase over 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 in July 2020. We encourage our supporters to read their memorials and share this information to raise awareness of line of duty deaths in the United States.

Police Officer Jason Judd

Peoria Police Department (AZ)

Parole Officer IV Joseph William Lange

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division (TX)

Sergeant Kelvin Dewayne Mixon

Edwards Police Department (MS)

Chief Deputy Lee R. Weber

Hughes County Sheriff's Office (SD)

Police Officer Anthony Dia

Toledo Police Department (OH)

Corrections Officer Kenneth Harbin

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)

Captain Glenn Allen Green

Pike County Sheriff's Office (MS)

Officer Alfonso H. Murrieta

U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Gov't)

Lieutenant Bobby Almager

Corpus Christi International Airport Department of Public Safety (TX)

Police Officer Edelmiro Garza, Jr.

McAllen Police Department (TX)

Police Officer Ismael Chavez

McAllen Police Department (TX)

Border Patrol Agent Enrique J. Rositas, Jr.

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

Officer Roel De La Fuente

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations (U.S. Govt)

Police Officer Jonathan Shoop

Bothell Police Department (WA)

Investigator Donald K. Sumner

Patton State Hospital Police (CA)

Director N. Kyle Coleman

Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office (TX)

Corrections Officer V Jerry Esparza

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)

Master Sergeant Henry Turner

Louisiana Department of Corrections (LA)

Deputy Sheriff William Garner

Franklin County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)

Deputy Sheriff William K. Nichols

DeSoto County Sheriff's Office (MS)

Deputy Sheriff Oscar W. Rocha

Alameda County Sheriff's Office (CA)

Border Patrol Agent Agustin Aguilar, Jr.

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

Investigator Mark Brown

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 (TX)

Sergeant Corey Pendergrass

Lauderhill Police Department (FL)

Deputy Sheriff Dylan Pickle

Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MS)

Corrections Officer IV Ruben Martinez

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)

Corrections Officer V Eric Johnson

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TX)

Special Agent John Bost III

U.S. Dept of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (U.S. Govt)

Trooper Caleb Starr

Michigan State Police (MI)

Master Detention Deputy Richard Barry

Lake County Sheriff's Office (FL)

Captain Steven M. Gaudet, Jr.

Pearl River Police Department (LA)

Lieutenant Erik K. Lloyd

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (NV)

The last three officers' line of duty deaths listed above were confirmed after the creation of the July 2020 infograph at the top of this post and as such, are not yet included in the statistics for July 2020.

Monday, February 12, 2018

End of Watch Report January 2018

In the first month of 2018, eight law enforcement officers died in the line of duty. Of those eight deaths, five were the result of gunfire, two were auto-related, and one was the result of a 9/11-related illness.

The deaths were spread across seven different states and one federal agency.

The Officer Down Memorial Page offers our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in January 2018. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen.

Trooper Michael J. Anson
New York State Police, NY

Lieutenant Christopher Robateau
Jersey City Police Department, NJ

Officer Chris Beaudion
Monroe Police Department, LA

Deputy Sheriff Daniel A. McCartney
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA

Detective Michael R. Doty
York Country Sheriff's Office, SC

Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill
U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy Sheriff Heath McDonald Gumm
Adams County Sheriff's Office, CO

Police Officer Glenn Anthony Doss, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI

Monday, December 5, 2016

The Officer Down Memorial Page End of Watch Report: November 2016

November 2016 had the most line of duty deaths of any month so far this year, in a year where eight out of eleven months have had LODDs in the double-digits. Twenty one law enforcement officers from across the country died in the line of duty in November 2016, bringing the year-to-date total to 133, up 13% from last year at this time.

Of the 21 officers who gave their lives in November, twelve died as a result of gunfire. Gunfire deaths in 2016, at 60 already, are overall up 67% from 2015.

The other nine line of duty deaths in November were as follows: three officers were struck by vehicles, one was struck by a train, three died as a result of auto crashes, one was the result of vehicular assault, and one death was due to a heart attack.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one in November 2016 and we respectfully ask that our supporters take a moment to read the memorials of these fallen heroes: