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Mike Mineer
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/09/2023
Location : US 421
City : Chapel Hill
County : Chatham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Chapel Hill PD
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed in car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Mike Mineer died when running his SUV into the back of a log truck.
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Jacob Beu
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/07/2023
Location : Armstrong Valley Rd
City : Rutherford
County : Rutherford
State : Tennessee
Agency : Rutherford County SO
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in car crash on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jacob Beu, SWAT and narcotics detective, ex-Marine, died in car crash on duty on 05/07/2023.
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Robert Shisler
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/07/2023
Location : Delsea Dr
City : Deptford Township
County : Gloucester
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Deptford Township PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died from on-duty shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26717-police-officer-robert-shisler
Areanah Preston
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : 8100 block of S Blackstone Ave
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Ambushed and killed while on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Off-duty Chicago police officer,24-year-old Areanah Preston, was ambushed while on duty and shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
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
Katy Leising
Age :29
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Glenwood City
County : St. Croix
State : Wisconsin
Agency : St. Croix County SO
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : DUI driver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Katie Leising, 29, was killed when she got into a shootout with a possibly impaired driver by the side of the road.
SOURCE LINKS :
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/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/03/2023
Location : Jackson Training Academy
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Police recruit committed suicide during training
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed police academy recruit committed suicide during training at the Jackson Training Academy on May 4, 2023.
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Ben Bidon
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/01/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Inver Grove Heights
County : Dakota
State : Minnesota
Agency : Inver Grove Heights
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Collapsed in garage and died
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Investigator Ben Bidon collapsed in his garage and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/inver-grove-heights-police-mourns-death-of-officer
Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/30/2023
Location : Not Disclosed
City : FayettevilleCumberland
County : Cumberland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Fayetteville PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer commits homicide+suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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
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Matthew Worland
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : Airport Way
City : Fairbanks
County : Fairbanks North Star Borough
State : Alaska
Agency : Alaska State Troopers
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Trooper shot and killed during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/27/2023, Alaska State Trooper Matthew Worland was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on Airport Way in Fairbanks. Authorities reported that during the stop, a man inside the vehicle opened fire, striking Worland. Other troopers responded and located Worland with critical injuries. He was transported for medical care and later died from his injuries. Worland had served with the Alaska State Troopers for approximately 13 years and was assigned to the Fairbanks post at the time of his death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26566-trooper-matthew-worland
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2023/04/27/alaska-state-trooper-killed-in-fairbanks-shooting/
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/27/alaska-state-trooper-shot-fairbanks/
Andrew Davidson
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : Van Buren Blvd+Garfield St
City : Riverside
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in off-duty motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/riverside-county-deputy-killed-in-off-duty-crash/
Paul Ahn
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died on duty from medical event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that an off-duty officer died on Friday morning, 04/29/2023 from a medical emergency.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/off-duty-lapd-officer-dies-due-to-reported-medical-emergency/
Gary Schroeder Jr.
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/17/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Zumbrota
County :
State : Minnesota
Agency : Zumbrota PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Retired officer commits suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Retired Zumbrota police officer Gary Schroeder Jr. suffered from PTSD attained in the line of duty and died of suicide on April 17, 2023.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
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Joseph Johnson
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Nyssa
County : Malheur
State : Oregon
Agency : Malheur County SO
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Reserve officer killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
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Baldemar Sandoval
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : 210 Freeway
City : Glendora
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed off-duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
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
Joshua Owen
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Cyrus
County : Pope
State : Minnesota
Agency : Pope County SO
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
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/
Emily Breidenbach
Age :32
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : Cameron
City : Madison
County : Barron
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Chetek PD, Cameron PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
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Hunter Scheel
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : Cameron
City : Madison
County : Barron
State : Washington
Agency : Chetek PD, Cameron PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
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Misael Aguayo
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/07/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Tulare
County : Tulare
State : California
Agency : Tulare PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tulare PD Officer Misael "Mase" Aguayo died of an "apparent suicide" on duty.
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John Wilburn
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/06/2023
Location : 200 block of Wayman Rd
City : Madisonville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : TBI
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by TBI agent
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/04/06/tbi-agent-shoots-kills-suspect-madisonville-agency-says/
Nicholas Pepper
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Thibodaux
County : UnknoLafourchewn
State : Louisiana
Agency : Lafourche Parish SO
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lafourche Parish deputy Nicholas Pepper died after a person rammed hisvehicle while he was chasing a vehicle.
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Tim Unwin
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/31/2023
Location : Clovernoll Dr + Centerridge
City : Cincinnati
County : Madison
State : Ohio
Agency : Springfield Township PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by collision with motorist, killing both drivers
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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.
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Jason Yu Liaban
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 03/30/2023
Location : ER
City : Hackensack
County : Bergen
State : New Jersey
Agency : Maywood PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Jason Yu Liaban went to ER for mental health, shot
himself to death in bathroomin Hackensack on Thursday.
SOURCE LINKS :
Officer Jason Yu Liaban went to ER for mental health, shot
himself to death in bathroomin Hackensack on Thursday.
Garrett Crumby
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : 4600 block Governors House Dr
City : Huntsville
County : Madison
State : Alabama
Agency : Huntsville PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Police officer killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Garrett Crumby responded to a “shots fired” call in the 4600 block of Governors House Drive that injured a woman. A man named Juan Laws allegedly shot two Huntsville PD officers and the female victim. Crumby died while the other officer survived.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/03/29/one-hpd-officer-dead-second-officer-injured-tuesday-shooting/
David Poirrier
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Port Allen
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police helicopter crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baton Rouge PD chased Deandre Dwayne Bessye who fled in a vehicle at high speeds. Police chased after him with many vehicles and a helicopter. They lost sight of Bessye who was at a relative’s house already when the police helicopter crashed and 2 Baton Rouge officers died. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a preliminary report Monday that states the “aircraft tail rotor struck a tree and crashed inverted in a field.”
The FAA later changed the story and claimed not to know why it crashed. Bessye was charged with the deaths of 2 officers. The chase had already been called off at the time of the crash and the officers did not crash while pursuing him.
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Cpl. Scotty Canezaro
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Port Allen
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed in police helicopter crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baton Rouge PD chased Deandre Dwayne Bessye who fled in a vehicle at high speeds. Police chased after him with many vehicles and a helicopter. They lost sight of Bessye who was at a relative’s house already when the police helicopter crashed and 2 Baton Rouge officers died. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a preliminary report Monday that states the “aircraft tail rotor struck a tree and crashed inverted in a field.”
The FAA later changed the story and claimed not to know why it crashed. Bessye was charged with the deaths of 2 officers. The chase had already been called off at the time of the crash and the officers did not crash while pursuing him.
The FAA later changed the story and claimed not to know why it crashed. Bessye was charged with the deaths of 2 officers. The chase had
SOURCE LINKS :
Blake Schwarz
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Federal Correctional Institution Thomson
City : Thomson
County : Carroll
State : Illinois
Agency : Federal Bureau of Prisons
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Correctional officer suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/24/2023, 26-year-old correctional officer Blake Schwarz died by suicide while employed at the Federal Correctional Institution Thomson in Carroll County, Illinois. His death drew national attention to the growing mental health crisis among federal correctional staff. Following his passing, his wife, Michelle Schwarz, became an advocate for suicide prevention within the Bureau of Prisons. In 2024, the “Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act” was introduced to expand mental health resources and awareness for correctional officers nationwide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.corrections1.com/correctional-healthcare/hes-not-just-a-statistic-correctional-officers-widow-leads-mental-health-push-after-husbands-suicide/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fci-thomson-holds-mental-health-225852336.html
https://www.corrections1.com/correctional-healthcare/correctional-unions-suicide-prevention-push-aims-to-reshape-prison-culture/
Cullen Coraine
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Okaloosa
County : Okaloosa
State : Florida
Agency : Okaloosa County SO
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : SRO died at home from unknown causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Okaloosa SRO Deputy Cullen Coraine was found dead in his home on March 23, 2023 from unknown causes.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jeremy McCain
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/20/2023
Location : 4680 E 2nd St
City : Edmund
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma County SO
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty by mechanical malfunction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Jeremy McCain hit the gate of the Oklahoma Christian School at 4680 E 3nd Street in Edmund. The gate crashed through his windshield and pinned him in place. He died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26666-deputy-sheriff-jeremy-mccain
Joseph Barlow
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2023
Location : Hwy 75+151st St S
City : McAlester
County : Pittsburg
State : Oklahoma
Agency : McAlester PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Patrolman Joseph Barlow was escorting a funeral procession for another member of his department when he was hit head-on and killed on March 17th, 2023 on Highway 75, near 151st Street S in Glenpool.
SOURCE LINKS :
Mason Griffith
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Market St
City : Hermann
County : Gasconade
State : Montana
Agency : Missouri Highway Patrol
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith, 34, was shot and killed on duty on 03/12/2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/hermann-police-confirmed-dead-after-sunday-shooting/
https://www.kmov.com/2023/03/13/two-officers-shot-hermann-mo/
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26654-detective-sergeant-mason-griffith
James R. Bailey
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : I-69+Fort Wayne
City : Fort Wayne
County : DeKalb
State : Indiana
Agency : Indiana State Police
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty while placing stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A fleeing vehicle was being chased by troopers and as the chase neared Master Trooper James R. Bailey's location, he tried to deploy stop sticks and was struck by the fleeing vehicle. The trooper died from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26633-master-trooper-james-r-bailey
Colin Rossiter
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Woodrow neighborhood
City : Staten Island
County : Richmond
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Colin Rossiter was an off-duty rookie NYPD officer involved in a fatal on-duty shooting last year. He had committed suicide in his Staten Island home early Thursday, police said.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/rookie-off-duty-nypd-cop-dies-by-suicide-sources/
Andres Vasquez Lasso
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue, Gage Park
City : Chicago
County : Chicago
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
While responding to a domestic violence call in Gage Park, officer Vasquez was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/01/chicago-police-officer-shot-on-southwest-side-reports/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-officer-shot-and-killed-cop-gage-park-in/12902742/
Matthew Ethington
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : 16000 block of Farmington Rd
City : Livonia
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Detroit PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed officer wife, committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Matthew Ethington II of Detroit PD shot his officer wife Maria Martin, 22, dead and then killed himself in a murder-suicide. Both were officers with Detroit PD. Their toddler was found unharmed at the death scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-officers-identified-after-murder-suicide-in-livonia
Maria Martin
Age :22
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : 16000 block of Farmington Rd
City : Livonia
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Detroit PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed by officer husband
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Matthew Ethington II of Detroit PD shot his officer wife Maria Martin, 22, dead and then killed himself in a murder-suicide. Both were officers with Detroit PD. Maria Martin was the mother of 2 boys. Their toddler was found unharmed at the death scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-officers-identified-after-murder-suicide-in-livonia
Kenneth Fowler
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : Pontotoc County Justice Center
City : Oklahoma City
County : Pontotoc
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Pontotoc County SO
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died on duty falling on ice
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Detention Officer Kenneth Fowler was on duty on Jan. 21, 2023 when he slipped on ice in the parking lot of the Pontotoc County Justice Center during an ice storm. He was transported to a hospital but did not recover and remained in a medically induced coma until dying from head injuries on February 19th, 2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26609-detention-officer-kenneth-fowler
Christopher D. Fitzgerald
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : 2300 block of Quarry Rd
City : Buckingham Twp
County : Bucks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Temple University PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per court records, Officer Fitzgerald was responding to reports of a robbery when he first encountered a man who deliberately shot him after a short pursuit and struggle on North 18th Street near Temple University's campus. After the shooting, the man reportedly stood over the officer and shot him several more times in the head while he was on the ground.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26608-sergeant-christopher-d-fitzgerald
https://6abc.com/temple-police-officer-shot-university-injured-philly-shooting/12839276/
James Muhlbauer
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/15/2023
Location : Truman Rd+Benton Blvd
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City KS PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A vehicle driven by Jesse Scott Eckes collided with the patrol car of officer James Muhlbauer, killing Muhlbauer and his K9 Champ as well as Jesse Eckes.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/police-identify-pedestrian-killed-kcpd-officer-k-9/42992709
Joseph G. Portaro
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2023
Location : Near West Virginia State Police Academy
City : Insgtitute
County : Kanawha
State : West Virginia
Agency : West Virginia State Police
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died from medical emergency during training exercise
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 14, 2016, First Sergeant Joseph George Portaro, a 50-year-old veteran of the West Virginia State Police, suffered a fatal medical emergency during a physical fitness training session near the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute, West Virginia. Serving as the Deputy Director of Training at the academy, Sergeant Portaro was participating in a routine jog when he collapsed. He was promptly transported to Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, where he was pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/22804-first-sergeant-joseph-george-portaro
https://www.police1.com/officer-down/wva-officer-dies-unexpectedly-during-training-1Z4UwSf27rOEOTJ0/
https://www.wboy.com/archives/wv-state-police-announce-unexpected-death-of-first-sergeant-portaro/
https://wvmetronews.com/2016/03/14/veteran-state-trooper-dies-unexpectedly/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/west-virginia-state-police-veteran-dies-after-participating-in-training-exercise