End of Watch Report February 2020

Line of Duty Death Report for February 2020 showing 8 LODDs for the month, bringing the YTD total to 21, a 28% decrease from this time last year

In February 2020, eight law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States.  Of those eight deaths, five were due to gunfire and three were due to automobile crashes.  The year-to-date total number of line of duty deaths at the end of February stood at 21, which is a 28% decrease from 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 February 2020; please take a moment to read each of the memorials for these officers and remember the fallen:

Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Whitten
Liberty County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Police Officer Nick O'Rear
Kimberly Police Department (AL)

Trooper Joseph Jon Bullock
Florida Highway Patrol (FL)


 

Police Officer Kenneth Reid Lester
Richmond Police Department (IN)

Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)

Lieutenant Shirley Lanning
Canadian County Sheriff's Office (OK)

 

Officer David Kellywood
White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department (Tribal Police)

Corporal Andrew Gillette
Sumter County Sheriff's Office (SC)

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)

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)

End of Watch Report October 2018

In October 2018, ten law enforcement officers gave their lives in the line of duty.  At the end of October, the total number of line of duty deaths in the U.S. came to 123, which is a 2% increase over the same time last year.  Automobile related deaths are down this year, but unfortunately gun-related line of duty deaths have increased.

Of the ten officers who died in October 2018, four died as the result of felonious gunfire, two died from 9/11-related illnesses, one from a duty-related illness, one was struck by a vehicle, one died as the result of an automobile crash, and one officer drowned.  Two of the officers who died last month were female and the other eight were male. 

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in October 2018.  Full incident details for each of these fallen officers are available on the ODMP site.  Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen:

Sergeant Terrence Felipe Carraway
Florence Police Department (SC)

Sergeant Dennis W. Reichardt
Suffolk County Police Department (NY)

Federal Agent Kristopher David Youngberg
U.S. Dept of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Secure Transportation (U.S. Gov't)

Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson
Nagadoches County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Corrections Officer Mark Anthony Gaspich
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA)

Trooper Kevin Keith Conner
North Carolina Highway Patrol (NC)

Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney
Gwinnett County Police Department (GA)

Investigator Farrah Turner
Florence County Sheriff's Department (SC)

Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Vincent
Brigham City Police Department (UT)

Special Agent Dennis P. McCarthy
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (U.S. Govt)

Deputy Sheriff Loren Vasquez
Waller County Sheriff's Office (TX)

The Officer Down Memorial Page End of Watch Report: April 2017

In the month of April 2017, ten law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States.  Of those ten deaths, five were the result of motor vehicle crashes (four auto and one motorcycle), four were the result of felonious gunfire, and one was the result of assault.

The total number of line of duty deaths in 2017 stands at 42 at the end of April.  Gunfire deaths are down, but motor vehicle accidents are up significantly.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in April 2017.

Please take the time to read their memorials and Remember the Fallen:

Assistant Chief Deputy Clinton Greenwood
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3 (TX)

Master Sergeant Carl T. Cosper
Barry County Sheriff's Office (MO)

Deputy Sheriff Levi Pettway
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office (AL)

Trooper Anthony J. Borostowski
Wisconsin State Patrol (WI)

Master Police Officer Jason G. Harris
Spartanburg Police Department (SC)

Deputy Sheriff David Wade
Logan County Sheriff's Office (OK)

Agent Benjamín De los Santos-Barbosa
Puerto Rico Police Department (PR)

Corporal Stephen J. Ballard
Delaware State Police (DE)

Sergeant Meggan Lee Callahan
North Carolina Dept of Public Safety - Division of Prisons (NC)

Deputy Sheriff Justin L. Beard
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)