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On 07/11/2022, Miami Police Officer Paul Schippereit died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities reported that Schippereit was at Miami Police Department Headquarters at the time of his death. He had served with the Miami Police Department for many years and was assigned to the Homicide Unit. His death was officially classified as a suicide.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26283-police-officer-paul-schippereit
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article263355208.html
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/07/11/miami-police-officer-dies/

Detroit PD arrived at a call and said Ehmani Mack Davis was shooting at them. Police shot and killed him.Officer Loren Michael Courts was also killed in the shootout.

https://www.975ycountry.com/2022/07/07/detroit-officer-suspect-killed-in-shooting/

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26264-police-officer-loren-michael-courts

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/partner-of-slain-detroit-police-officer-i-wasnt-going-to-leave-him

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/07/07/tragic-event-detroit-police-officer-suspect-killed-shooting/

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2022/07/07/detroit-police-officer-suspect-killed-in-shooting-on-citys-west-side/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/08/detroit-police-officer-shot-killed-responding-to-gunfire-call/

On 07/05/2022, Oakdale Borough Police Chief Charles G. Stipetich died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at the Oakdale Borough Police Department in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. Authorities reported that Stipetich was on duty at the time of his death. He had served as chief of the department and was 67 years old at the time of his death. His death was officially classified as a suicide.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26282-chief-of-police-charles-g-stipetich
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/oakdale-police-chief-found-dead-borough-building/6QKQ7Y7B2BGRBKNFZQXJ4G4SJU/
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2022/07/05/oakdale-police-chief-charles-stipetich-found-dead/stories/202207050115

Prestonsburg Police Captain Ralph Frasure and Deputy William Petry and Officer Jacob Chaffins died in a shootout. Lance Storz who killed them all died of alleged suicide in a jail cell after arrest.

https://www.wkyt.com/2022/07/01/man-accused-killing-2-officers-shooting-6-others-floyd-county/

Prestonsburg Police Captain Ralph Frasure and Deputy William Petry and Officer Jacob Chaffins died in a shootout.Lance Storz who killed them all died of alleged suicide in a jail cell after arrest.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/kentucky-officers-killed-hurt-gunman-opened-fire-home/story?id=86076193

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-accused-killing-3-kentucky-officers-dies-custody/story?id=97555594

Prestonsburg Police Captain Ralph Frasure and Deputy William Petry and Officer Jacob Chaffins died in a shootout. Lance Storz who killed them all died of alleged suicide in a jail cell after arrest.

https://www.wkyt.com/2022/07/01/man-accused-killing-2-officers-shooting-6-others-floyd-county/

Deputy Sheriff Brad Johnson succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day at about 5:00 pm when he and another deputy were shot by an auto-theft suspect near the intersection of Alabama 25 & Bulldog Bend Road.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26253-deputy-sheriff-bradley-steven-henry-johnson

On 06/30/2022, Coralville Police Officer John Williams died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at the Coralville Police Department in Coralville, Iowa. Authorities reported that Williams was on duty at the time of his death. He had served with the Coralville Police Department for many years and was 55 years old at the time of his death. His death was officially classified as a suicide.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26281-police-officer-john-williams
https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/coralville-police-officer-dies/
https://www.kcrg.com/2022/06/30/coralville-police-officer-dies/

Reserve Officer Jeffery Richardson was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at a construction zone in the 11700 block of N MoPac Expressway in Austin.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26252-reserve-officer-jeffrey-michael-david-richardson

Sergeant Richard Lopez was shot and killed while attempting to arrest someone near Stagecoach Trail and Red Rock Lane in Cordes Lake at about 12:45 pm.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26250-sergeant-richard-lopez

On 06/28/2022, Saunders County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff L. Hermanson died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office in Wahoo, Nebraska. Authorities reported that Hermanson was on duty at the time of his death. He had served with the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office for several years and was 53 years old at the time of his death. His death was officially classified as a suicide.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26280-deputy-sheriff-jeff-l-hermanson
https://www.ketv.com/article/saunders-county-deputy-dies/40435120
https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/saunders-county-deputy-dies/article_7eacb6de-f79c-5f3a-9c88-6e61b2c9e1f5.html

On 06/26/2022, former New York City Police Department Detective Zachary Slavin died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Slavin participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26279-detective-zachary-slavin
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/zachary-slavin-obituary?id=37396139

On 06/23/2022, Henry County Police Officer Sean Free was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in McDonough, Georgia. Authorities reported that during the stop, a man inside the vehicle opened fire, striking Free. Responding officers located him with critical injuries and transported him for medical treatment, where he later died. Free had served with the Henry County Police Department and was 41 years old at the time of his death.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26278-police-officer-sean-free
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/henry-county-police-officer-shot/85-3e6eab68-2a6b-4a6a-9f8c-5e3b9b9a1a9a
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/henry-county-police-officer-shot-killed

Detention Officer Jeremiah Story was shot and killed while processing a subject into the Perry County Detention Center at 511 Aplin Avenue in Perryville.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26234-detention-officer-jeremiah-james-story

On 06/22/2022, former New York City Police Department Detective Ronald E. Higgins died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Higgins participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26277-detective-ronald-e-higgins
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page

Deputy Sheriff Austin Aldridge was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call at 3:20 pm on Chaffee Drive in Spartanburg.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26232-deputy-sheriff-austin-derek-aldridge

Deputy Sheriff J'Mar Abel was killed in a vehicle crash on County Road 278 between Welch and Standing Rock.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26231-deputy-sheriff-jmar-colin-abel

On 06/19/2022, former New York City Police Department Detective William John Keating died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Keating participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26276-detective-william-john-keating
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page

On 06/18/2022, former New York City Police Department Detective Thomas J. Graham died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Graham participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26275-detective-thomas-j-graham
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page

On 06/17/2022, former New Jersey State Police Sergeant James J. Puhalski died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Puhalski participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26274-sergeant-james-j-puhalski
https://www.njsp.org/news/2022/20220617.shtml

Former Mobile Police officer Robert Harris, was an inmate who resigned in March after being put under investigation for allegations that he had inappropriate contact with a minor. On June 10, Harris was arrested and taken to the Washington County Jail after he was tased, shot at and crashed his car into a convenience store.

https://whnt.com/news/alabama-news/former-mobile-police-officer-dead-in-washington-co-jail/

On 06/15/2022, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officer Brian Wayne Turner was shot and killed while transporting a detained individual on Interstate 95 near Florence, South Carolina. Authorities reported that during the transport, the detained individual gained control of a firearm and shot Turner. Responding officers located Turner with critical injuries. He was transported for medical treatment and later died from his injuries. Turner had served with ICE for several years and was 46 years old at the time of his death.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26272-deportation-officer-brian-wayne-turner
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/ice-officer-killed-florence-county/101-8c5f9c6b-5f33-4e9b-9a63-6f3b6c4d7e5a
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/ice-officer-killed-interstate-95-florence/article_1a8b5c7e-ed55-11ec-8d6f-3b5c2e4d9f7a.html

Sergeant Michael Paredes and Police Officer Joseph Santana were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at the Siesta Inn at 10327 Garvey Avenue in El Monte.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26218-sergeant-michael-domingo-paredes

Sergeant Michael Paredes and Police Officer Joseph Santana were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at the Siesta Inn at 10327 Garvey Avenue in El Monte.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26221-police-officer-joseph-anthony-santana

Deputy Sheriff Melvin Richardson succumbed to injuries sustained in a collision with a harvesting combine on Highway 275 near 260th Street.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26219-deputy-sheriff-austin-w-melvin-richardson

On 06/13/2022, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Special Agent Peter Christopher Egan died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Egan participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26273-special-agent-peter-christopher-egan
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/06/13/dhs-mourns-loss-special-agent-peter-christopher-egan
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/peter-egan-obituary?id=37339214

Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was shot and killed in Pittsville while attempting to arrest a man wanted on multiple felony warrants from several jurisdictions.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26213-deputy-first-class-glenn-r-hilliard

Detective Justin Terry was killed when a steel height- restriction beam fell onto his department vehicle on U.S. 95, near Route 215, at about 7:00 am.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26212-detective-justin-michael-terry

Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Okeechobee Road, near South Header Canal Road, in Fort Pierce.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26209-senior-investigator-kyle-lee-patterson

Police Officer Kennis Croom was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at the 2400 block of 51st Avenue in Meridian at 5:30 pm.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26208-police-officer-kennis-winston-croom

Police Officer Christopher Fariello was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Northwest Passage by a vehicle being pursued by other officers at 1:26 am.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26207-police-officer-christopher-nicholas-fariello

On 06/06/2022, Supervising Fire Marshal John Joseph “Jack” Macauley of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Fire Investigation died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Macauley participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26271-supervising-fire-marshal-john-joseph-macauley
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/john-macauley-obituary?id=37312374

Deputy Sheriff Tom Baker was shot and killed after he and another deputy responded to a domestic disturbance in the Birch River area of the county.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26202-deputy-sheriff-thomas-e-baker-iii

On 06/03/2022, Taylor County Detention Center Deputy Jailer Mark Allen Pike died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in Campbellsville, Kentucky. Authorities reported that Pike was off duty at the time of his death. He had served with the Taylor County Detention Center and was 45 years old. His death was officially classified as a suicide.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26270-deputy-jailer-mark-allen-pike
https://www.wkyt.com/2022/06/03/taylor-county-detention-center-deputy-dies/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mark-pike-obituary?id=37299841

Officer Adrian Lopez was shot and killed during a traffic stop on East Fork Road in Whiteriver, Arizona, at about 7:10 pm.

An altercation occurred between Officer Lopez and the driver during which Officer Lopez was fatally shot. The subject then stole Officer Lopez's patrol vehicle and fled the scene with other White Mountain Apache Police in pursuit. The pursuit traveled almost 40 miles before officers and the subject exchanged shots near Hawley Lake, during which another officer was wounded and the subject was killed.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26198-officer-adrian-lopez-sr

Police tried to traffic-stop a man for unknown reason. He refused to stop and police engaged in a local speed chase. When they stopped him, they claim that he produced a gun. Police shot and killed him. When they went to his home to notify next of kin, they found his wife Kyline Avey, 41, who was a lieutenant correctional officer for the county. She was dead in the woods from multiple gunshot wounds.

https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2022/06/02/newburg-woman-killed-husband-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-hopewell-virginia-lurgan-township/65358619007/

https://www.nbc12.com/2022/06/02/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-was-homicide-suspect-pa/

https://www.emporiaindependentmessenger.com/news/article_8866fbee-e66f-11ec-86f6-f79b847950c0.html

https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/pa-man-killed-in-confrontation-in-prince-george-was-suspect-in-wife-s-slaying/article_0bf25447-b010-5a1a-a479-5a3b80e0990c.html

On May 26, 2022, Officer Houston Ryan Tipping, a 32-year-old member of the Los Angeles Police Department, sustained a catastrophic spinal cord injury during a training exercise at the Elysian Park Police Academy in Los Angeles, California. The exercise involved grappling with another officer, during which Officer Tipping fell and suffered severe injuries. Despite immediate medical attention, including CPR administered by fellow officers and transport to a local hospital, Officer Tipping succumbed to his injuries on May 29, 2022.
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Following his death, Officer Tipping's mother, Shirley Huffman, filed a wrongful death claim against the city, alleging that her son was intentionally assaulted during the training exercise. Attorney Bradley Gage, representing Huffman, claimed that Officer Tipping was involved in investigating an alleged gang rape incident involving four LAPD officers in July 2021. Gage suggested that one of the officers under investigation was present during the training exercise and that Officer Tipping was targeted in retaliation for his whistleblowing activities.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office conducted an autopsy and ruled Officer Tipping's death as accidental, attributing it to injuries sustained during the training exercise. LAPD Chief Michel Moore stated that Officer Tipping was not beaten by other officers and described the incident as a tragic accident.
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However, the allegations raised by Officer Tipping's family have led to increased scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding his death. The family's attorney highlighted discrepancies in the official accounts and called for a thorough investigation into potential misconduct and retaliation within the department.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26195-police-officer-houston-ryan-tipping
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lawyer-claims-lapd-officer-was-targeted-for-being-a-potential-whistleblower/
https://www.foxla.com/news/houston-tipping-death-mom-of-lapd-officer-claims-her-son-was-killed-because-he-knew-too-much
https://www.police1.com/investigations/articles/autopsy-for-lapd-officer-rules-training-death-an-accident-y7ppWYlp9PCNbO1K/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/lapd-police-died-investigating-sexual-assault-lawsuit/

On 05/26/2022, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Cody Allen Olafson was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Williston, North Dakota. Authorities reported that during the stop, a man opened fire, striking Olafson. Responding agents located him with critical injuries. He was transported for medical treatment and later died from his injuries. Olafson had served with U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Department of Homeland Security and was 33 years old at the time of his death.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26268-border-patrol-agent-cody-allen-olafson
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/05/26/border-patrol-agent-shot-killed-near-williston/
https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/border-patrol-agent-killed-in-shooting-near-williston

On 05/24/2022, former New York City Police Department Detective Anthony Garvey died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Garvey participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26267-detective-anthony-garvey
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page

On 05/22/2022, former New York City Police Department Detective Thomas F. Roche Jr. died from cancer attributed to his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Roche participated in extended operations at Ground Zero where responders were exposed to toxic dust and debris. His death was officially recognized as job related and connected to 9/11 exposure.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26266-detective-thomas-f-roche-jr
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/memorials/9-11-tribute.page
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/thomas-roche-obituary?id=37265912