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Chief of Police Tony Rickerson was killed in a vehicle crash on CR 143 and Southwest 28th Lane in Hamilton County at 10:25 pm. when his vehicle struck a deer in the road. His patrol truck careened off the roadway, struck a large tree, and became engulfed in flames.

https://www.lakecityreporter.com/regional/jasper-police-chief-killed-crash
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26736-chief-of-police-anthony-rickerson

Officer Jeff Jacoby of the Lake Bluff PD died from an undisclosed off-duty incident on June 9, 2023.

ttps://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/06/09/lake-bluff-police-department-mourning-death-of-veteran-officer-who-died-while-off-duty-in-wisconsin/

Officer Nelson Casillas died on 06/08/2023 in a motorcycle crash.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-dc-cop-dies-motorcycle-crash-virginia-highway

Zane Breakiron, patrol officer and K9 handler for Morgantown PD was killed in a vehicle crash sometime overnight to June 4, 2023.

https://news.yahoo.com/morgantown-police-officer-killed-accident-231632724.html
https://wchstv.com/news/local/morgantown-police-officer-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-monongahelia-crash-k9-zane-breakiron-department
https://www.the-sun.com/news/8303599/zane-breakiron-police-officer-death-final-post/

Trooper Cory Maynard was shot and killed during a stolen car investigation on 06/02/2023.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26735-sergeant-cory-maynard
https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/mingo-county-wv/person-flown-to-hospital-after-shooting-in-mingo-county/

Police Officer Horren Tyler was shot and killed during a tactical operation at a home on Terrapin Hill Road North in Brandon, Mississippi. Also killed was Gabriel Matthew Wilson.

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/06/06/funeral-arrangements-visitation-scheduled-madison-officer-who-died-brandon-standoff/
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/brandon-officer-shot-standoff-underway-in-crossgates-neighborhood/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officer-killed-hostage-situation-brandon-mississippi/
https://www.wapt.com/article/funeral-set-for-madison-officer-killed-in-the-line-of-duty/44103362
https://www.wapt.com/article/brandon-mississippi-hostage-situation-officers-shot/44063659
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mississippi-police-identify-officer-killed-in-standoff-1.6423424

Retired police officer and active firefighter Kim Barton died suddenly from undisclosed causes.

https://www.witn.com/2023/12/18/edenton-police-mourn-death-longtime-sergeant/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/01/11/cleveland-police-mourn-death-off-duty-police-officer/

Deputy Sheriff Marcus Zeigler passed away after suffering a medical emergency during participation in mandatory running activities at the Great Oaks Police Academy in Sharonville.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26732-deputy-sheriff-marcus-zeigler

Officer Michael Paul Gray died suddenly and unexpectedly from undisclosed causes.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/05/31/columbus-ohio-safety-mourning-deaths-firefighter-police-commander-kim-barton-mike-gray/70272400007/

Frederick Portis was found dead in his patrol vehicle on 05/26/2023. Constable Herschel Smith believes the scene may have been staged as there were major internal complaints being filed around this time.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2023/05/26/452922/authorities-investigating-after-waller-county-constables-deputy-found-dead-inside-vehicle/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNvjp5Lsfu4
http://aubreyrtaylor.blogspot.com/2023/06/death-of-officer-fredrick-portis-must.html
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/05/26/waller-county-deputy-found-dead-identified-as-former-officer-involved-in-houston-community-college-hiring-controversy/#:~:text=According%20to%20deputies%2C%20the%20body,the%20side%20of%20the%20street.

Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop near mile marker 127 on southbound I-75 in Georgetown at about 4:45 pm.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26728-deputy-sheriff-caleb-conley

Sgt. Michael Kunovich claimed a farm worker had attacked him. He was found to instead have made an illegal traffic stop on a Guatemalan teenager who did not speak English, was confused what the officer wanted as he was on his way to eat and was attacked by the officer who struggled with him, illegally searched his car and fell ill after the altercation the officer initiated, dying of an apparent heart attack after the arrest.

https://www.news4jax.com/video/morning-show/2023/05/20/st-johns-county-deputy-dies-after-altercation-at-super-8-in-st-augustine/

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-deputy-dies-during-altercation-with-person/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/attorney-video-disputes-charges-farmworker-caused-officer-death-rcna130852?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=658c71081b6d740001951fae&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=soci

Deputy Floyd Berry Jr. who had been a Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy, died on May 15, 2025 in jail from unknown causes, before standing trial for charges related to unlawful strip searches. Berry had been accused of conducting illegal strip searches on at least six women during his tenure. He had served with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office for 18 years prior to his arrest. Details surrounding his death have not been disclosed.

• https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-deputy-dies-before-trial-san-antonio/273-c5cf1bea-6968-4d8a-aa5f-e427ffd2b81f
• https://www.kens5.com/video/news/crime/former-deputy-accused-of-illegally-strip-searching-women-dies-before-trial/273-9037b879-eceb-4d89-b197-5d6a688e47ceKENS 5

Deputy Sheriff Brett Harris ran into a light pole while driving to a call and died in the mangled wreck in San Jacinto.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26725-deputy-sheriff-brett-harris

https://abc7.com/san-jacinto-deputy-dies-car-crash-riverside-county-sheriffs-department/13246713/

Officer Jamil Hawes ran his motorcycle into a vehicle making a left turn on SR-2776 and died.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/north-carolina-officer-killed-motorcycle-crash/43876386#

Port Police Officer Kimberly Sickafoose drowned after her patrol truck drove into the Mobile River in the area of 900 Alabama State Docks Boulevard while she was on patrol at about 2:40 am.The truck sank into approximately 40 feet of water.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26724-port-police-officer-kimberly-sickafoose

A person is dead and a Denham Springs PD officer is also deadafter Denham Springs PD were dispatched to a disturbance near a shopping center along South Range Avenue near I-12. Police allege that Justin Roberts, 30, started firing on the officers with a gun and the police returned fire, killing him. The officer, Shawn Kelly, also died.

https://wgno.com/news/crime/person-dead-denham-springs-police-officer-in-critical-condition-after-shooting/
https://www.wafb.com/2023/05/16/ebrso-releases-findings-denham-springs-shooting-that-left-officer-injured-person-dead/
https://www.wdsu.com/article/shooting-leaves-denham-springs-officer-recovering-person-dead/43871838
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/friends-describe-denham-springs-cop-fighting-for-his-life/article_2bb9bb74-f0d8-11ed-a124-a7c0ffb2218c.html
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/memorial-services-announced-for-slain-officer-shawn-kelly/article_43bfa172-018e-11ee-8fde-bb3b4c7e2080.html
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26734-corporal-shawn-kevin-kelly

On 05/10/2023, 39-year-old Sgt. Joshua Lee Clouse along with a number of other officers arrived at a domestic dispute call to the 700 block of N. Travis around 11 p.m. after a woman called to report a shooting.By the time police arrived, the woman escaped to a nearby store and police got into a shootout with the person. Cameron PD officer Joshua Lee Clouse was shot and later died. Long guns were used to shoot and kill Albert Rafael Acosta.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26723-sergeant-joshua-lee-clouse
https://www.kxan.com/news/funeral-arrangements-announced-for-cameron-officer-killed-on-duty-gofundme-set-up/

Officer Mike Mineer died when running his SUV into the back of a log truck.

https://abc11.com/log-truck-crash-chapel-hill-police-officer-killed-mike-mineer-chatham-county/13226959/

Police Officer Bobby Shisler succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on March 10th, 2023, while struggling with a person following a foot pursuit.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26717-police-officer-robert-shisler

Jacob Beu, SWAT and narcotics detective, ex-Marine, died in car crash on duty on 05/07/2023.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/rutherford-county-sheriffs-office-detective-dies-in-line-of-duty/51-afffecee-c12c-43dc-941b-2176e8e40a14

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherford-county-sheriffs-deputies-mourn-death-of-detective-jacob-beu

Police Officer Bobby Shisler succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on March 10th, 2023, while struggling with a person following a foot pursuit.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26717-police-officer-robert-shisler

Off-duty Chicago police officer,24-year-old Areanah Preston, was ambushed while on duty and shot and killed.

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/off-duty-chicago-police-officer-dies-south-side-shooting/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-cpd-cop-shot-arrests-20230508-taiytx7xund5lb7jlmpnjjfyzi-story.html

Deputy Katie Leising, 29, was killed when she got into a shootout with a possibly impaired driver by the side of the road.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/police-involved-shooting-occurs-western-wisconsin/89-52dab3b9-f846-4b23-9dde-82dfa694d5fb
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/glenwood-wisconsin-20230508-otndizannvfcznavc6pp74dh44-story.html
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/south-dakota-news/former-south-dakota-deputy-killed-in-line-of-duty-in-wisconsin/

An unnamed police academy recruit committed suicide during training at the Jackson Training Academy on May 4, 2023.

https://www.police1.com/investigations/articles/officials-death-of-miss-police-recruit-was-by-suicide-pVQ8BNUqYC9lyAsJ/

Investigator Ben Bidon collapsed in his garage and died.

https://www.fox9.com/news/inver-grove-heights-police-mourns-death-of-officer

When he failed to show up at work, a wellness check was initiated and North Carolina Officer Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez shot and killed his wife at their home and then committed suicide

https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-police-officer-wife-found-dead-after-double-shooting-fayetteville?dicbo=v2-MBlLdoF

Off-duty deputy Andrew Davidson with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department died in a crash involving his motorcycle and a car around 8:30 a.m. on 04/24/2023 on Van Buren Boulevard near Garfield Street in Riverside.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/riverside-county-deputy-killed-in-off-duty-crash/

Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that an off-duty officer died on Friday morning, 04/29/2023 from a medical emergency.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/off-duty-lapd-officer-dies-due-to-reported-medical-emergency/

Retired Zumbrota police officer Gary Schroeder Jr. suffered from PTSD attained in the line of duty and died of suicide on April 17, 2023.

https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/retired-zumbrota-police-officer-who-died-had-a-deep-care-and-love-for-his-community

A 47-year-old unnamed off-duty Chicago PD officer was found inside his vehicle about 7:15 p.m. in the Chicago Lawn Police District and was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/4/15/23685097/off-duty-chicago-police-officer-dies-by-apparent-suicide-in-chicago-lawn-district

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-officer-off-duty-suicide-20230416-rbqhashpwvdwdomsfoervycuk4-story.html

Malheur County reserve deputy, 43-year-old Joseph Johnson, responded to a call about a violent man people. Officer Johnson pulled over near a vehicle he believed was the man and was shot and killed before backup arrived.

https://kbnd.com/kbnd-news/regional-news/684792

Off-duty LAPD officer Baldomar Sandoval died early Saturday morning after running into the back of a semi-truck on the 210 Freeway in Glendora for unknown reasons.

https://www.courant.com/2023/04/15/off-duty-lapd-officer-killed-in-crash-on-210-freeway/
https://www.lapd.com/article/duty-death-police-officer-ii-baldemar-sandoval-%EF%BB%BFserial-no-42177-central-area

Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Owen died at the hospital after a shooting around 7:30 p.m. on 04/16/2023 at an apartment in Cyrus where he had been on a domestic violence call.

https://www.wrdw.com/2023/04/16/sheriffs-deputy-person-killed-minnesota-shootout/
https://www.wctrib.com/news/fallen-deputy-shot-three-times-person-died-of-multiple-gunshot-wounds-in-cyrus-minnesota-incident
https://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/local/pope-county-deputy-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/article_02e4e476-dc92-11ed-abc6-3bec7d9d65bb.html
https://www.kvrr.com/2023/04/19/pope-county-sheriffs-office-new-details-in-officer-involved-shootout/
https://www.kikvradio.com/bca-updates-from-the-officer-involved-shootings-in-cyrus/

An officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a
traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and during a shootout, the
Chetek officer and another officer from Cameron were
pronounced dead at the scene. Glenn Douglas Perry, the
other person in the shooting was taken to a hospital and
later died also.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2-wisconsin-police-officers-killed-traffic-stop-shooting-98456849

An officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and during a shootout, the Chetek officer and another officer from Cameron were pronounced dead at the scene. The other person in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died also.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2-wisconsin-police-officers-killed-traffic-stop-shooting-98456849

Tulare PD Officer Misael "Mase" Aguayo died of an "apparent suicide" on duty.

https://people.com/human-interest/california-police-officer-dies-apparent-suicide-on-duty-no-words-to-express-the-sadness/

https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2023/04/05/tulare-police-department-mourns-officers-death/70084001007/

TBI Special Agent Zachary Cochran arrived in the 100 block of Wayman Road to arrest John Wilburn on a warrant. For unknown reasons, he shot and killed Wilburn. Wilburn had been a Monroe County deputy forced to resign some years prior for abusing prison inmates in 2012. It is not known why TBI attempted to arrest him and why they shot and killed him in his home.

https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/04/06/tbi-agent-shoots-kills-suspect-madisonville-agency-says/

Lafourche Parish deputy Nicholas Pepper died after a person rammed hisvehicle while he was chasing a vehicle.

https://www.lpso.net/2023/04/02/lafourche-parish-sheriffs-office-deputy-died-after-person-rams-vehicle/

https://www.fox8live.com/2023/04/02/lafourche-parish-deputy-dies-after-person-rams-vehicle-sheriff-says/

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/lafourche-parish-deputy-killed-during-chase-in-thibodaux/article_f2932246-d178-11ed-9352-0bbcd75a6afa.html

Officer Tim Unwin responded to an officer needs assistance call early Friday morningnear Ronald Reagan in North College Hill and collided with William Kenneth Dunson, killing both. It is unknown how fast the officer was driving and police did not answer if lights and sirens had been activated.

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/north-college-hill/hamilton-county-coroner-2-dead-in-crash-involving-springfield-township-police-cruiser-in-north-college-hill