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Kenneth Hopkins *COP
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/02/2024
Location : I-540
City : Knightdale
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Raleigh Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by on-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Retired Sgt. Kenneth Hopkins died in a crash on the I-540.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wect.com/2024/03/04/former-wpd-sergeant-kenneth-hopkins-dies-crash-interstate-540/
Christopher M. Gadd *COP
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2024
Location : I-5
City : Marysville
County : Snohomish
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Patrol
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Christopher Gadd was hit and killed on the I-5 in Marysville while attempting to catch DUI drivers.
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Andrew O’Connor *COP
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Boston
County : Suffolk
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Boston Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died from undisclosed cause
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Andrew O’Connor died suddenly and unexpectedly on 02/29/2024. Police did not respond to questions as to cause of death.
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Cody Allen *COP 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed on duty while performing eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A court worker accompanying Independence PD was shot and killed during an eviction. Independence PD officer Cody Allen was also killed.
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Jessica Corona *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/28/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Del Norte
State : California
Agency : Del Norte Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly from undisclosed causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
| Sergeant Jessica Corona died on 02/28/2024 from undisclosed causes. |
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Tommy Lee Foster Jr. *COP
Age :61
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Detention Center
City : Conway
County : Conway
State : Arkansas
Agency : Conway County Detention Center
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Found deceased at detention center
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Monday 2-26-2024 @ 5:30 a.m. Conway County Detention Officer Tommy Lee Foster Jr was found unresponsive in the tower of the Conway County Detention Center.
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Ricky Dale Milner *COP
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Achille Volunteer Fire Station
City : Achille
County : Bryan
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Achille Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died from gunshot wound without foul play believed to have been suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Achille PD Officer Rick Milner was found dead at the Achille Volunteer Fire Station on 02/26/2024. No foul play is suspected but he was reported to have died from a gunshot wound which may have been self-inflicted.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kxii.com/2024/02/23/osbi-investigating-achille-shooting/
Allen Rakestraw *COP
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Hiram
County : Paulding
State : Georgia
Agency : Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died from unknown medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Rakestraw died suddenly from unknown causes.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/georgia/dallas-hiram/paulding-deputy-dies-unknown-medical-cause-home-sheriff
Jeffrey Arbogast *COP
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Margate
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Margate Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly and unexpectedly from unknown causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Jeffrey Arbogast of the Margate PD in Broward County died suddenly and unexpectedly. The PD withheld his cause of death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://margatetalk.com/margate-police-mourn-death-of-sergeant-45437
Wisbens Antoine *COP
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : Police training facility
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville Police Department
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died during training
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Knoxville Officer Wisbens Antoine collapsed and died during police training.
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Jason Humphrey *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Highway 85
City : Adams County
County : Adams
State : Colorado
Agency : Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jason Humphrey was killed in a crash on his way home from work.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/jason-humphrey-colorado-deputy-dies-crash-adams-county/
Charles Rivette *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Centerville
County : Montgomery
State : Texas
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Charles Rivette was transporting an inmate when he crashed and died for unknown reasons.
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Chase Redner *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : I-75
City : Clayton
County : Clayton
State : New Mexico
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Chase Redner of the Georgia State Patrol was hit and killed while investigating an accident on I-75 near Mt. Zion Boulevard. A black Kia struck a construction employee at a freeway and then hit Redner who was investigating a prior accident at the site.
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Matthew Henke Ruge
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/18/2024
Location : Burnsville, MN
City : Burnsville
County : Dakota
State : Minnesota
Agency : Burnsville Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : killed on duty during domestic disturbance called
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Ruge was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call, during which a male barricaded himself in a home with several hostages. Despite a three-and-a-half-hour negotiation, the suspect suddenly opened fire on officers, hitting Officer Ruge while he was exiting the house. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The suspect continued firing from an upstairs window, killing another officer and a firefighter/paramedic.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26952-police-officer-matthew-henke-ruge
https://mnlema.org/mn-fallen-officer/burnsville-police-department/matthew-ruge/
Treaco Hoover *COP
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Honea Path
County : Anderson
State : South Carolina
Agency : Honea Path Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Officer died suddenly and unexpectedly
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Treaco Hoover died suddenly. The department did not divulge cause of death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/02/18/town-mourns-untimely-death-upstate-officer/
Paul Elmstrand *COP 4 of 4
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : 12600 block of 33rd Avenue South
City : Burnsville
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Burnsville Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in shootout on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called to a domestic violence situation where a man allegedly held a family member against their will. When police arrived, the situation escalated into a shootout. Two police officers and a paramedic were killed. The shooter was also killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/burnsville-incident-with-weapons-law-enforcement-responds/
Steven Earl Sims II *COP
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2024
Location : Fultondale Police Training
City : Fultondale
County : Elmore
State : Alabama
Agency : Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Officer suicide during training class
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An officer involved in child sex abuse training went to the back of his vehicle during lunch and committed suicide.
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Robert "R.J." Leonard *COP 2 of 2
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2024
Location : Hiwassee River, Highway 60
City : Meigs County
County : Meigs
State : Tennessee
Agency : Meigs County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned in patrol vehicle accident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
| Deputy Leonard had just arrested a female on a bridge who was fighting with a man when he disappeared from radio contact. His cruiser was found upside down submerged under mud and water in the Tennessee River. There was no trace of Deputy Leonard. His body was later found in the river.Deputy Leonard was new in the area, having moved from NYC only a few months prior. It was 9 p.m. and dark. He was not familiar with the area. According to police, he was distracted radioing and texting when he went in the water. |
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/02/16/body-missing-east-tennessee-deputy-found-officials-say/
Robert John Leonard
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 02/14/2024
Location : Tennessee River
City : Not Disclosed
County : Meigs
State : Tennessee
Agency : Meigs County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Vehicle crash during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Sheriff Robert John Leonard, 35, died on February 14, 2024, after his patrol vehicle drove into the Tennessee River, resulting in his drowning. Leonard, who had been with the Meigs County Sheriff's Office for only two months, had arrested a woman for public intoxication the night of the incident. The woman was handcuffed and died by drowning in the back of the cruiser. Leonard had recently started his position and was still unfamiliar with the county's landscape, which contributed to the tragic outcome. There were no body or dash cam videos available due to the county's lack of such equipment.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/community-honors-life-of-meigs-co-deputy-who-died-after-driving-into-river-with-arrested-woman-in-backseat/51-b0d7faef-cde4-417a-83e6-219de7285755
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26788-deputy-sheriff-robert-john-leonard
Nevada Krinkee *COP 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2024
Location : Fifth Street and Val Vista Street
City : Sheridan
County : Sheridan
State : Wyoming
Agency : Sheridan Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Nevada Krinkee investigated a trespassing call and followed a man who locked himself inside of a home. When the officer entered, he was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/police-officer-killed-wyoming-sheridan-861ffaf43986c77cf7274ee175bb585c
Alejandro Fernandez *COP
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Officer committed suicide by hanging
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPD officer Alejandro Fernandez committed suicide by hanging on 02/11/2024.
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Jonah Hernandez *COP 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : 300 block of South Valley Drive
City : Las Cruces
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Stabbed to death on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Jonah Hernandez was called to a trespassing situation, encountered a 29-year-old man who stabbed him to death. The man was shot and killed by police.
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Jonah Hernandez
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : 300 block of South Valley Drive
City : Las Cruces
County : Doña Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed in the line of duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 11, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Officer Jonah Hernandez of the Las Cruces Police Department responded to a trespassing call in the 300 block of South Valley Drive in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Upon arrival, Officer Hernandez encountered Armando Silva, who attacked and stabbed him multiple times. A witness, 29-year-old Issiah Astorga, intervened by shooting Silva, who died at the scene. Officer Hernandez was transported to MountainView Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/new-mexico-police-officer-killed-in-line-of-duty-by-in-knife-attack-by-homeless-man-jonah-hernandez-armando-silva-300-block-of-south-valley-drive-las-cruces-el-paso-texas
https://lascruces.gov/lcpd-commemorates-fallen-officer-jonah-hernandez/
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/las-cruces-honors-fallen-officer-in-the-first-anniversary-of-his-death-new-mexico-nm-jonah-hernandez-deadly-stabbing-jeremy-story-south-valley-drive-amador-avenue
Tyler Johnson *COP
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Comfort Road
City : Richlands
County : Onslow
State : North Carolina
Agency : Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Onslow County Sheriff’s Office detention officer Tyler Johnson had only been an officer for one month when he died in a car crash on 02/10/2024.
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Ronald Bates *COP
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Richmond Avenue
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Ran into tree while driving to end shift
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Bates had finished an overtime shift when he was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Harris County jail at 10:00 p.m. For unknown reasons, he was involved in a single-vehicle crash when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree near Richmond Avenue in Houston.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26934-deputy-sheriff-rondald-bates
Thomas Joseph Rinaldi *COP
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : Ulster County Detention Center
City : Kingston
County : Ulster
State : New York
Agency : Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer suicide on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Thomas Rinaldi committed suicide by gunshot at work at the Ulster County Detention Center on 02/08/2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
Greg McCowan *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Blount
County : Blount
State : Tennessee
Agency : Blount County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Greg McCowan was making a traffic stop when he was shot and killed in the line of duty.
SOURCE LINKS :
Timothy Tavarus Rivers*COP
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Mill Road
City : Lizella
County : Crawford
State : Georgia
Agency : Crawford County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty during head-on collision
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Timothy Rivers was responding to a call, possibly speeding, and crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle in their own lane head-on. The deputy was killed. The other driver whose identity was withheld by police was injured and taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
SOURCE LINKS :
Christopher Johnson
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Darroch Road, Lillington
City : Lillington
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : Harnett County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in a vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Johnson of the Harnett County Sheriff's Office died on February 6, 2024, at 2:56 p.m. following a three-vehicle crash on Darroch Road in Lillington. Johnson had been leaving Highland Middle School and was en route to another school when his patrol vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer, causing a chain of collisions. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26877-deputy-sheriff-christopher-johnson
Marion "Scott" Fawbush *COP
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Louisville
County : Jefferson
State : Kentucky
Agency : Louisville Metropolitan Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by accidental self-shooting on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Reserve Officer Marion Fawbush accidentally shot his own leg, severed an artery and died while on duty.
SOURCE LINKS :
Ken Prorok *COP
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Pierre
County : Moody
State : South Dakota
Agency : Moody County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in chase he initiated
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
South Dakota Moody County Deputy Chief Prorok was killed on duty on 02/092/2024 after chasing a vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yankton.net/community/article_a16f46c6-c23e-11ee-bde6-e35a8cb1a2d4.html
Zachary Fink *COP 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : I-95 + Crosstown Parkway
City : Port St. Lucie
County : Port St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : Port St. Lucie Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Trooper killed in car chase he initiated
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Zachary Fink chased a vehicle that refused to stop and ran his cruiser into a tractor trailer and died during the chase he had initiated. The trooper chased a fleeing vehicle via U-turn head-on into oncoming traffic where Trooper Fink hit the 18-wheeler head-on, killing the truck driver and himself in the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/live-fhp-trooper-killed-after-semi-truck-crash-on-i-95/
Cody Barton *COP
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Not Disclosed
City : Roosevelt
County : Duchesne
State : Utah
Agency : Roosevelt City Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly and unexpectedly of undisclosed cause
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Cody Barton, 39, died suddenly and unexpectedly at home. His department declined to give his cause of death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ksltv.com/619381/community-mourns-sudden-loss-of-roosevelt-police-officer/
Paul Robitaille *COP
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2024
Location : Highlands County Sheriff’s Office HQ
City : Sebring
County : Highlands
State : Florida
Agency : Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Detention Officer Paul Robitaille of the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office went outside on break and was found shot to death by suicide shortly thereafter outside of police headquarters.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/florida-sheriff-s-deputy-takes-his-own-life-18640162.php
Joel Popp *COP
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/24/2024
Location : I-75
City : Saginaw
County : Saginaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in traffic accident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Joel Popp was killed while conducting a traffic stop on the I-75.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-state-police-trooper-killed-traffic-stop-i75
Richard Berdnik *COP
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/23/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Passaic
County : Passaic
State : New Jersey
Agency : Passaic County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik was dealing with a scandal involving a recent death in which an inmate was beaten to death by 3 corrections officers under him. Berdnik was planning to fire a total of 29 corrections officers. On Jan 23, 2024, he went into a bathroom of a Turkish restaurant and committed suicide for unknown reasons.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jimmy Senescar *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/19/2024
Location : I-85
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Police
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed while chasing vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Jimmy Senescar was engaged in a high-speed chase on January 28, when his vehicle veered off the road and struck an embankment, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Eddie McAllister *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/18/2024
Location : Burger King on Rosecrans
City : Hawthorne
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Hawthorne Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during off-duty altercation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty duty Hawthorne Police Department officer was engaged in an altercation with a man on the street from unknown reasons and was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
Juan Rodriguez
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/13/2024
Location : Residence
City : Parlier
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Parlier Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Officer died suddenly at home from undisclosed causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Juan Rodriguez died suddenly at home from undisclosed causes on January 13, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kmph.com/news/local/parlier-police-department-announces-death-of-officer
Kerry Heiserman *COP
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/10/2024
Location : Redeemer Church east of Highway 288
City : Pasadena
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Pearland Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide while under investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Heiserman of the Manvel Police Department was placed under investigation for unknown reasons, drove to a church parking lot and committed suicide after learning of the investigation. Someone had filed a complaint that he had committed “invasive visual recording”, a serious felony in Texas which usually means photographing or videotaping a person without their consent. Police refused to answer how old the person was. With the death of Officer Heiserman, the investigation will not likely come to light now.