End of Watch March 2020

In March of 2020, eleven law enforcement officers died in the line of duty across the United States. Of those eleven deaths, five were the result of gunfire, five were auto-related (three automobile crashes, one vehicular assault, one vehicle pursuit), and one was the result of a heart attack.

The total number of line of duty deaths in 2020 stands at 32 at the end of March, which is a 20% decrease from the same time period 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 March. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen:

Police Officer Brent William Perry Scrimshire
Hot Springs Police Department (AR)

Sergeant James R. O'Connor IV
Philadelphia Police Department (PA)

Police Officer Christopher Ryan Walsh
Springfield Police Department (MO)

Deputy Sheriff Kenterrous Taylor
Bibb County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Senior Deputy Christopher Scott Korzilius
Travis County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Police Officer Kaia LaFay Grant
Springdale Police Department (OH)

Trooper Justin R. Schaffer
Washington State Patrol (WA)

Trooper Nolan James Sanders
North Carolina Highway Patrol (NC)

Sergeant Ben Jenkins
Nevada Highway Patrol (NV)

Commander Greg Carnicle
Phoenix Police Department (AZ)

Sheriff Kirk A. Coker
Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office (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 November 2019

Line of Duty Death Report showing 9 line of duty deaths in November, bringing the YTD total to 111, a 28% decrease from this time last year

In November 2019, nine law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States. Of the nine line of duty deaths, five were the result of gunfire and four were auto-related (two auto crashes, one vehicular assault, and one struck by vehicle). This brings the year-to-date total to 111 officers who have given their lives in the line of duty in 2019, representing a 28% decrease 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 November 2019. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen.

Police Officer Jonathan Diaz
Lemoore Police Department (CA)

Interim Police Chief Michael Knapp
Lynden Police Department (WA)

Detective Jorge Rene DelRio
Dayton Police Department (OH)

Deputy Sheriff Makeem Brooks
Northampton County Sheriff's Office (NC)

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Reece
Cheatham County Sheriff's Office (TN)

Investigator Cecil Ridley
Richmond County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Police Officer Rasheen McClain
Detroit Police Department (MI)

Sheriff John "Big John" Williams, Sr.
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office (AL)

Master-at-Arms Oscar J. Temores
U.S. Navy Security Forces (U.S. Gov't)

End of Watch Report October 2019

Line of Duty Death Report for Oct 2019 showing that 7 officers died in the line of duty, bringing the YTD total to 102, a 27% decrease from this time last year.

In October 2019, seven law enforcement officers died in the line of duty across the country.  Of those seven, three died in auto-related incidents (two struck by vehicles and one auto crash), one officer died as a result of gunfire, one died of a heart attack, one officer died as the result of an assault, and one cause of death remains unidentified and is still under investigation.

The total number of line of duty deaths nationally at the end of October 2019 stood at 102, which is a 27% decrease from the same time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in October 2019.  Please take a moment to read the memorials for each of those officers and remember the fallen.

Border Patrol Agent Robert Hotten
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security--Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Border Patrol (U.S. Gov't)

Trooper Peter R. Stephan
Indiana State Police (IN)

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Ryan Jones
Falls County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Captain Albert E. Torres
Los Angeles Dept of Recreation and Parks (CA)

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Otto Allmendinger
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office (MT)

Deputy Sheriff Brian Ishmael
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (CA)

Detention Officer Gene Lee
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (AZ)

End of Watch Report July 2019

Line of Duty Death report for July 2019 showing 8 LODDs in July and 69 total LODDs YTD, a 36% decrease from this time last year

In July 2019, eight officers died in the line of duty in the United States, bringing the year-to-date total to 69 officers.  This is a 36% decrease from the same time last year.

Of the eight officers who gave their lives in July, three died as a result of gunfire, three died in auto-related incidents (one struck by vehicle, one vehicular assault, and one auto crash), one officer died from a heart attack, and one died as the result of a duty-related illness.

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 2019.  Please take a moment to read the memorials and remember the fallen.

Deputy Sheriff Carlos A. Ramirez
Kendall County Sheriff's Office (TX)


 

Police Officer John Ralph Anderson, IV
Metro Nashville Police Department (TN)

Deputy Sheriff Omar Diaz
Harris County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Blane Dixon
Hall County Sheriff's Office (GA)

Conservation Officer Shannon Lee "Opie" Barron
Red Lake Nation Conservation Department (Tribal Police)

Sergeant Michael Stephen
Stone County Sheriff's Office (AR)

Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Nimtz
Broward County Sheriff's Office (FL)

Police Officer Juan Jose Diaz
Los Angeles Police Department (CA)

End of Watch Report June 2019

Line of Duty Death Report for June 2019 showing a total of 14 LODDs, a 34% decrease from this time last year

In June of 2019, 14 officers died in the line of duty in the United States, making this the deadliest month of the year.  Of those 14 line of duty deaths, five were the result of gunfire, three were the result of an automobile crash, two were the result of heart attacks, two officers were struck by a vehicle, and two officers died as a result of 9/11-related illness.  Although June was the deadliest month of 2019, the year-to-date total of 61 line of duty deaths nationally puts us at 34% below this point 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 June 2019 and we ask that you take a moment to read each of their memorials and remember the fallen.

Police Officer William James Leahy
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (NY)

Police Officer Albert Ramirez Castaneda, Jr.
Grand Prairie Police Department (TX)

Police Officer Esmeralda Ponce Ramirez
Los Angeles Police Department (CA)

Sergeant David Jones Fitzpatrick
The Colony Police Department (TX)

Deputy Sheriff Julius Jamal "Jay" Dailey
Monroe County Sheriff's Office (AL)

Police Officer Steven James Brown
Port St. Lucie Police Department (FL)

Trooper William Moden
Colorado State Patrol (CO)

Patrol Officer John David Hetland
Racine Police Department (WI)

Police Officer Tara Christine O'Sullivan
Sacramento Police Department (CA)

Trooper Jerry Louis Smith, Jr.
Nebraska State Patrol (NE)

Corporal Jose Luis "Speedy" Espericueta, Jr.
Mission Police Department (TX)

Police Officer Michael Vincent Langsdorf
North County Police Cooperative (MO)

Deputy Sheriff Troy P. Chisum
Fulton County Sheriff's Office (IL)

Detective Luis Alvarez
New York City Police Department (NY)