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Thursday, July 2, 2020

End of Watch Report June 2020

In June 2020, fifteen officers died in the line of duty in the United States. This brings the year-to-date total to 114 officers, a 44% increase over this time last year. This increase is largely due to the 51 officers who have died as a result of COVID-19 in the past few months.

In June, five officers died as a result of gunfire, five died as a result of COVID-19, four died in auto-related incidents (two automobile crashes, one motorcycle crash, one vehicular assault), and one officer died as a result of a different duty-related illness.

The Office 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 2020. Please take a moment to read the memorial and remember those fallen officers.

Lieutenant Stephen Williams
Moody Police Department (AL)

Police Officer Efren Coronel
El Centro Police Department (CA)

Sheriff Andy Deric Clark
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (MO)

Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office (CA)

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

Corrections Officer V Thomas Adedayo Ogugbire
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX)

Deputy Sheriff James Blair
Simpson County Sheriff's Office (MS)

Police Officer Dale Thomas Provins, Jr.
Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department

Wildlife Officer Julian Keen, Jr.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FL)

Police Officer Destin Legieza
Brentwood Police Department (TN)

Police Officer Michael Lee
Navajo Division of Public Safety (Tribal Police)

Master Detention Deputy Lynn Jones
Lake County Sheriff's Office (FL)

Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi
California Department Of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA)

Sergeant Dale Multer
Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 (TX)

Sergeant Craig Johnson
Tulsa Police Department (OK)

Friday, June 5, 2020

End of Watch May 2020

There were 19 Line of Duty Deaths in May 2020

In May 2020, nineteen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty nationwide. Of those nineteen deaths, more than half were due to duty-related illnesses: nine were the result of COVID-19, one was the result of 9/11-related duty illness. Five were the result of gunfire (four felonious, one inadvertent), two officers were struck by vehicles, one died in an aircraft accident, and one died as the result of a heart attack.

At the end of May 2020, a total of 93 officers have died in the line of duty in the U.S. - a significant 48% increase over the same time last year. This increase is largely due to the 40 COVID deaths that have occurred in the last two months.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who have lost a loved one to a line of duty death. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remembers the fallen.

Police Officer Jason Knox
Houston Police Department (TX)

Officer Richard G. McCoy
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection -
Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government

Police Officer Michael S. Mosher
Overland Park Police Department (KS)

Officer Omar E. Palmer
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection -
Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government

Sergeant Lionel Q. Martinez
Alamo Colleges Police Department (TX)

Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX)

Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX)

Corrections Supervisor I George "Bernie" Robare
Kansas Department of Corrections (KS)

Sergeant Charles "Rob" Roberts III
Glen Ridge Police Department (NJ)

Corrections Supervisor I Fella A. Adebiyi
Kansas Department of Corrections (KS)

Officer Ching Kok "CK" Yan
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection -
Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government

Correctional Officer Berisford Anthony Morse
Washington State Department of Corrections (WA)

Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Maser
Bonneville County Sheriff's Office (ID)

Trooper George Baker
Louisiana State Police (LA)

T rooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr.
Connecticut State Police (CT)

Police Officer Cody Holte
Grand Forks Police Department (ND)

Police Officer Nathan James Lyday
Ogden Police Department (UT)

Deputy Constable Caleb Rule
Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 (TX)

Police Officer Waldis "Jay" Johnson
Detroit Police Department (MI)

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

End of Watch April 2020

April 2020 report showing 32 line of duty deaths, a 38% increase over the same time last year

In April 2020, 32 officers in the United States lost their lives in the line of duty; 23 of those line of duty deaths were the result of COVID-19 contracted while on duty.

Additionally, four officers died in April as the result of gunfire, three died as the result of automobile crashes, one died from vehicular assault, and one officer was struck by a vehicle.

At the end of April, a total of 69 officers had died in the line of duty, a 38% increase over the same time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in April 2020. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen: