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Bradley Reckling
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : Park Grove Street and Schoenherr Road
City : Detroit
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Detective Bradley Reckling was a detective assigned to auto theft cases in Oakland County who followed a vehicle that was stolen. Someone rom the vehicle opened fire, killing him.
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Jaime Roman
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Philadelphia
County : Philadelphia
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died from gunshot wound sustained on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Jamie Roman was shot on duty on June 22, 2024 and died in the hospital on September 19, 2024 from injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whyy.org/articles/jamie-roman-philadelphia-police-officer-funeral/
Darren Dixon
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Bloomfield
County : Storrard
State : Missouri
Agency : Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Officer died suddenly from undisclosed causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Darren Dixon of the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office died suddenly and unexpectedly from undisclosed causes on 06/21/2024
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Larry Newman
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2024
Location : 4300 block of W. Monroe
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Retired officer found shot to death
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A retired Chicago PD officer was found shot to death on 06/20/2024. Police have not released more information.
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Kenneth Kubel
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/20/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Stratford
County : Fairfield
State : Connecticut
Agency : Stratford Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Sudden unexpected officer death
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Kenneth Kubel died suddenly and unexpectedly from an alleged “medical emergency.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/06/20/police-stratford-mourn-officers-death/
Richard Thompson
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/20/2024
Location : SW 201st Avenue and West Baseline Road
City : Beaverton
County : Washington
State : Oregon
Agency : Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer killed on his way home on scooter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Off-duty deputy Richard Thompson was on his way home on a scooter when he was involved in a fatal crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/off-duty-deputy-fatal-crash-richard-thompson-06202024/
Bob Ringstrom
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/18/2024
Location : Stearns County Road 75
City : Sartell
County : Stearns
State : Minnesota
Agency : Sartell Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Retired police chief on bicycle run over by semi
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Former police chief of Sartell PD was riding his bicycle when he collided with a semi and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/06/18/retired-sartell-police-chief-dies-after-bicycle-hit-by-semi
Francis McArdle
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/18/2024
Location : World Trade Center response operations
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/18/2024, retired Police Officer Francis McArdle of the New York City Police Department died from cancer attributed to toxic exposure sustained during rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Official memorial listings classify his death as a line of duty illness connected to his post 9/11 service. McArdle served with the NYPD for more than two decades before retiring. He is survived by his family as reflected in official memorial records.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26918-lieutenant-john-francis-mcardle
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/18/2024
Location : Southwest 130th Avenue and Southwest 320th Street
City : Homestead
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer died from suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputy was found dead from suicide on a dirt road at Southwest 130 Avenue in Homestead.
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Ryan So
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 06/14/2024
Location : 76th and Greenway
City : Scottsdale
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Scottsdale Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed on duty in accident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Ryan So suffered a “critical incident” and died. Police report that he was unloading his tactical gear when a bag fell and a rifle went off and killed him.
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Ramon Goux
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/14/2024
Location : U.S. 33
City : Elkins
County : Randolph
State : Iowa
Agency : Elkins Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide on duty in patrol car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Patrolman Ramon Goux was found dead in his patrol car. The cause of death was suicide per police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wboy.com/news/randolph/elkins-police-officer-found-dead/
Michael Lerner
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/14/2024
Location : Old Country Road, west of Tuttle Avenue
City : Eastport
County : Suffolk
State : New York
Agency : Rockville Centre Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed by off-duty motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Lerner, a member of the Rockville Centre Police Department, was killed in an off-duty motorcycle accident.
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Michael Durieux
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/11/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Fort Valley
County : Peach
State : Georgia
Agency : Fort Valley Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Murder-suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On the evening of June 7, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in DeKalb County, Georgia, involving Michael Durieux, a reserve sergeant with the Fort Valley Police Department, and 37-year-old Christian Chestnut.
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The altercation began as a domestic dispute between Durieux and his wife, involving Chestnut, a childhood friend of the wife. The situation escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Durieux fatally shot Chestnut. After the shooting, Durieux fled the scene in his personal vehicle, a black sedan. He was later found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a car crash on Candler Road.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fort-valley-police-officer-suspect-murder-suicide-dekalb-county
Louis T Haarstick
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/10/2024
Location : World Trade Center response operations
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/10/2024, retired Police Officer Louis T Haarstick of the New York City Police Department died from cancer attributed to toxic exposure sustained during rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Official memorial listings classify his death as a line of duty illness connected to his post 9/11 service. Haarstick served with the NYPD for more than two decades before retiring. He is survived by his family as reflected in official memorial records.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27168-police-officer-louis-t-haarstick-ii
Floyd H. Miles, Jr.
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/10/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Charles City
County : Charles City
State : Virginia
Agency : Charles City County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died on duty during altercation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Floyd Miles attempted to help a moped rider who fell off his bike, found the man to be combative, engaged in an altercation with him during which Deputy Miles died from a medical emergency.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2024/06/10/deputy-dies-line-duty-after-struggle-with-person-he-was-trying-help/
Justin Fester
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/08/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Unknown
State : New Mexico
Agency : rinity County Sheriff’s Office and Walker County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed in car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas Trinity County deputy Justin Fester died in a vehicle crash in New Mexico.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktre.com/2024/06/08/trinity-county-deputy-dies-early-morning-wreck/
Jeffrey G. Denhard
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/07/2024
Location :
City : Tompkinsville
County : Monroe
State : Kentucky
Agency : Tompkinsville Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly from medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sgt. Jeffrey Denhard of Tompkinsville PD died suddenly of an undisclosed medical emergency.
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Brenda J. Lowery
Age :55
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/04/2024
Location : Cecil County Detention Center, 500 Landing Lane
City : Elkton
County : Cecil
State : Maryland
Agency : Cecil County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : On-duty sudden medical event after shift
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 4, 2024, Sergeant Brenda J. Lowery, 55, a correctional deputy with the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office assigned to the Cecil County Detention Center in Elkton, Maryland, died following a fatal heart attack after working the night shift. Officials reported her collapse occurred in connection with her work shift and was treated as a job related medical fatality. A medical/rescue response transported her to Christiana Hospital, where she passed away. No weapon was involved in her death, and this was not a police encounter. Body-worn or dash camera footage does not apply to this non-incident.
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Arturo Luis Garcia
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/04/2024
Location : Unknown
City : South Valley
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed by crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Correctional officer Arturo Garcia died in a car crash.
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Jennie Ashley
Age :47
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/03/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Champaign
County : Champaign
State : Illinois
Agency : Champaign County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Ashley, 47, passed away from a traffic accident on June 3 and was off duty at the time.
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James Mock
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/02/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Kewanee
County : Henry
State : Illinois
Agency : Kewanee Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly and unexpectedly from undisclosed causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer James Mock died suddenly and unexpectedly.
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Joshua Briese
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/02/2024
Location : Gila River Indian Reservation
City : Santan
County : Gila
State : Arizona
Agency : Gila River Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Joshua Briese of the Gila PD was sent to a disturbance on a reservation and engaged in a shootout. Officer Briese was killed and a bystander was also killed by police.
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Frederick Charles Bowens Sr
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/01/2024
Location : World Trade Center response operations
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : Detroit Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/01/2024, retired Officer Frederick Charles Bowens Sr of the Detroit Police Department died from cancer attributed to toxic exposure sustained during rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Official memorial listings classify his death as a line of duty illness connected to his post 9/11 service. Boiwens served with the Detroit Police Department for more than two decades before retiring and participated in extended recovery assignments after the attacks. He is survived by his family as reflected in official memorial records.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26854-lieutenant-frederick-charles-bowens-jr
Vicente Ortiz
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/01/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Corpus Christi
County : Nueces
State : Texas
Agency : Corpus Christi Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Vicente Ortiz was providing funeral procession escort service on his motorcycle when he was hit and killed.
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Davis Martinez
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/01/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Chevy Chase
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : DPS and Correctional Services
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Parole officer Davis Martinez had arrived at an apartment to check on a registered sex offender when he was killed by the man.
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Travis Dailey
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/30/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Effingham County
County : Effingham
State : Georgia
Agency : Effingham County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly from undisclosed causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Travis Dailey died suddenly from undisclosed causes.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/sgt-travis-dailey-effingham-county-death/60948259
Aaron Pelletier
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/30/2024
Location : I-84
City : New Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Connecticut State Police
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Pelletier was hit and killed by a passing car as he parked on the I-84 and got out of his car for a traffic stop.
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Jamal Mitchell
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/30/2024
Location : Blaisdell Avenue near 22nd Street
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A shooting occurred in an apartment on Blaisdell Avenue in Minneapolis. Killing an officer, the shooter and injuring 4 others.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-police-death-officer-2-citizens-killed-mass-shooting
John Garner
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Randolph County
County : Randolph
State : North Carolina
Agency : Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer John Garner and his wife were killed in a car crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxii12.com/article/randolph-county-deputy-and-wife-killed-traffic-accident/60945357
Pricilla Soell Pierson
Age :44
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/28/2024
Location : Ponchatoula
City : Ponchatoula
County : Tangipahoa
State : Louisiana
Agency : Ponchatoula Police Department
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : On-duty death
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Corporal Pricilla Pierson of the Ponchatoula Police Department tragically passed away on May 28, 2024. She had responded to a shooting call earlier that morning around 5:00 a.m. After the call, she was found unresponsive in her patrol car in the parking lot of a local supermarket. Despite efforts to revive her, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27068-corporal-pricilla-soell-pierson
Juliana Torsiello
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/26/2024
Location : County Road 51
City : Campbell Hall
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer died in car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Juliana Torsiello lost control of her vehicle in a curve and crashed and died. It is unknown how fast she had been driving.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://westchester.news12.com/state-police-female-nypd-officer-killed-in-campbell-hall-crash
Marc F. Lotter
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/25/2024
Location : New Windsor
City : New Windsor
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Death from 9/11-related job exposure
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/25/2024, Detective Marc F. Lotter, 58, a retired member of the New York City Police Department who served for 24 years including in the Firearms Analysis Section, died at his home in New Windsor, New York after a battle with cancer caused by his exposure during rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. His death is attributed to a job related illness stemming from that exposure. He retired from the NYPD on August 31, 2016. There was no weapon involved and this was not the result of a police encounter. Body-worn or dash camera footage does not apply.
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Christopher Davis
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Jackson
County : Jackson
State : Michigan
Agency : Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer killed in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Christopher Davis was killed in an off-duty car crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkhm.com/2024/05/28/deputy-killed-in-off-duty-accident/
Bernard Doyle
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Boston
County : Suffolk
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Boston Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died on duty from undisclosed causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Bernard Doyle died on active duty from undisclosed causes.
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Ronald Raskin
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/24/2024
Location : World Trade Center response operations
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/24/2024, retired Police Officer Ronald Raskin of the New York City Police Department died from cancer attributed to toxic exposure sustained during rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Official memorial listings classify his death as a line of duty illness connected to his post 9/11 service. Raskin served with the NYPD for more than two decades before retiring. He is survived by his family as reflected in official memorial records.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27391-police-officer-ronald-raskin
Jesus Anaya
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 05/23/2024
Location : Hospital
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Job related COVID
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/23/2024, United States Border Patrol Agent Jesus Anaya died after long-term complications from COVID 19. ODMP reports he contracted COVID 19 in June 2021 while assigned to the Brownsville Border Patrol Station and remained in medical care and rehabilitation facilities for an extended period before his death. His obituary reports he died at St. Davids Hospital in Austin and identifies him as 38 years old, born 11/29/1985 in Harlingen, Texas. HonorFirst reports he entered on duty 09/27/2007 and served his career in the Rio Grande Valley Sector at the Brownsville Station. No weapon was involved.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.salinasfh.com/obituaries/jesus-anaya
https://beta.odmp.org/officer/27327-border-patrol-agent-jesus-anaya
https://www.honorfirst.com/us-border-patrol-fallen.html
https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/border-security/cbp-honors-11-fallen-comrades-during-valor-memorial-ceremony/
Benjamin Alan Michael Harmonson
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/22/2024
Location : 7th Standard Road
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Kern County officer was found dead in his patrol car from suicide.
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Lukas Lyons
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/21/2024
Location : Route 15
City : Jefferson Township
County : Morris
State : New Jersey
Agency : Millburn Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer Lukas Lyons of the Millburn PD died in a car crash.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Lukas Lyons of the Millburn PD died in a car crash.
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Richard M. Teemsma
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/19/2024
Location : Not publicly reported
City : Unknown
County : Unknown
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : Death from 9/11-related job exposure
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richard M. Teemsma, 66, a retired New York City Police Department officer, died on 05/19/2024 from a job related illness linked to his work at the World Trade Center site following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The NYPD listed Teemsma among members whose deaths were attributed to toxic exposure during rescue and recovery operations. His death did not result from a police encounter and no weapon was involved.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27739-detective-richard-m-teemsma
Danielle Hines
Age :37
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/18/2024
Location : 8110 Cherry Grove Rd
City : Reidsville
County : Rockingham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charleston County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during domestic violence event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Correctional Officer Danielle Hines was shot and killed by Anthony Siler along with a 17-year-old, also killed. Siler later committed suicide under police duress.