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Luciano Ortega *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/28/2024
Location : Unknown
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco Police Department
Officer(s) : Luciano Ortega
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Officer died suddenly and unexpectedly
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Luciano Ortega of SFPD died suddenly and unexpectedly of undisclosed causes.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/police-fire-mayor-mourn-the-loss-of-officer-19603105.php
Brenten Trueblood *COP
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/28/2024
Location : East State Road 445
City : Greene County
County : Greene
State : Indiana
Agency : Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Brenten Trueblood
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greene County Deputy Brenten Trueblood died in a single vehicle accident when he crashed his motorcycle on East State Road 445 in Greene County, Indiana on 07/28/2024.
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Hunter Miller *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/25/2024
Location : Northpoint Training Center at 710 Walter Reed Road
City : Burgin
County : Mercer
State : Kentucky
Agency : Kentucky Department of Corrections
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died during training exercise
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Hunter Miller of the Kentucky Department of Corrections died during a training exercise.
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Cathleen Lee *COP
Age :65
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 07/25/2024
Location : Manhattan
City : New York
County : Manhattan
State : New York
Agency : N/A
Officer(s) : Cathleen Lee
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Former officer commits murder, then suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Retired Cook County probation officer Cathleen Lee, 65, opened fire on her former daughter-in-law Marissa Galloway, 45, killing her as Galloway was securing an infant stroller in a car. There had been a fight between them over custody of the child. Lee then died by suicide using the same gun. The murder-suicide was witnessed by the child.
This was not an on-duty shooting and Officer Lee was retired from law enforcement. This case as well as all others involving deaths of police officers is not counted in the numerical death toll count on this website. While not including them in the count, we do list all cases of violent or suspicious deaths involving police officers in this section.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/post/new-york-city-murder-suicide-leaves-marissa-galloway/15100574/
Segus Jolivette *COP
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/24/2024
Location : Martin Luther King Drive
City : Jeanerette
County : Lafayette Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Lafayette Police Department, SWAT, Jeanerette City Marshal
Officer(s) : Segus Jolivette
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty during SWAT raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Jeanerette City Marshal attempted to serve an arrest warrant for Nyjal Hurst, 31, at a mobile home on Martin Luther King Drive around 9 a.m. The Lafayette PD, Jeanerette PD and SWAT arrived along with several neighboring law enforcement agencies. Police arrived. Two people came out of the mobile home and told them that Hurst was inside and that he had locked himself inside with a juvenile and another person. Police allege that they heart shots fired inside and breached the mobile home. During the shootout, Lafayette Officer Segus Jolivette was shot and killed. He had been an SRO turned SWAT negotiator who had gotten shot along with 3 other officers. In the hail of bullets, it has not been clarified so far whether he was shot by Hurst or friendly fire from SWAT.
Nyjal Hurst was arrested and is held without bail. Officer Jolivette leaves behind a wife and 5 children.
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Mathieu Christophe *COP
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/22/2024
Location : Airline Highway
City : St. Charles
County : St. Charles Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in head-on crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Mathieu Christophe of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office collided with another vehicle and was killed. Also killed were a father and his two young sone in the vehicle he collided with.
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Meredith Portillo *COP
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/21/2024
Location : I-37
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Meredith Portillo
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died in off-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Meredith Portillo was off duty when she was killed by a wrong-way driver. Two others in her vehicle also died.
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Mohamed Said *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 07/21/2024
Location : car wash
City : Melvindale
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Melvindale Police Department
Officer(s) : Mohamed Said
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Mohamed Said was a rookie officer killed on the job on 07/21/2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.police1.com/officer-down/manhunt-underway-after-mich-officer-shot-killed-by-suspect
Daniel Van Huss *COP
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Kaufman
County : Kaufman
State : Texas
Agency : Kaufman County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died in motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sgt. Daniel Van Huss died in a motorcycle accident on 07/21/2024.
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Edgar Ordonez *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/18/2024
Location : Unknown
City : New York
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Edgar Ordonez
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Edgar Ordonez during a training exercise in an undisclosed manner.
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Billy Edwards *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/14/2024
Location : U.S. Highway 31 West and the westbound ramp to Western Kentucky Parkway
City : Hardin
County : Hardin
State : North Carolina
Agency : Kentucky State Police
Officer(s) : Billy Edwards
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Deputy killed in motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Billy Edwards and his wife were killed in an off-duty motorcycle accident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlky.com/article/ksp-hardin-county-deputy-motorcycle-crash-dead-woman/61596850
Robert Sumner *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/14/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Okfuskee County
County : Okfuskee
State : Oklahoma
Agency : John Lilley Correctional Center
Officer(s) : Robert Sumner, Andrew Freppon
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Two officers collided, one
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two corrections officers in separate vehicles crashed into each other, killing Officer Robert Sumner.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.corrections1.com/line-of-duty-death-lodd/okla-corrections-officer
Scottie Carson
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/13/2024
Location : Poplar Tent Church Rd
City : Huntersville
County : Mecklenburg
State : North Dakota
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Scottie Carson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer died by suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Scottie Carson of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD called 911 and then shot and killed himself. He had been a military vet with PTSD.
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Glenn Floyd Dawson *COP
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/11/2024
Location : 13681 US-90
City : Loxley
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baldwin deputies were sent to the residence of 74-year-old Daphne Police Assistant Chief Glenn Dawson who was suicidal due to a cancer diagnosis. When police arrived, he reportedly raised a gun. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/glenn-floyd-dawson,225021?
Fernando Esqueveda *COP
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/11/2024
Location : Wallisville Road
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Fernando Esqueveda
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Ambushed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
| Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueveda was allegedly ambushed and killed. He had been a member of the rather aggressive HCSO's Violent Person Task Force that is used to hunt down in raids. |
SOURCE LINKS :
Matthew Bowen *COP
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/11/2024
Location : Leisure Town Road and Orange Drive
City : Vacaville
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : Vacaville Police Department
Officer(s) : Matthew Bowen
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died in on-duty motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Vacaville officer died on duty when his motorcycle crashed in traffic.
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Edgar Ordonez *COP
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/10/2024
Location : Roman’s Neck
City : New York
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Edgar Ordonez
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died during training
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officer Ordonez died from a medical emergency during tactical training.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/nypd-officer-dies-after-medical-episode-in-the-bronx-police/
Christopher Bernal *COP
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/08/2024
Location : Port Chester
City : Port Chester
County : Chester
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Port Chester Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died on duty in motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Bernal missed a curve and died in a single-vehicle crash on his motorcycle.
SOURCE LINKS :
Russell Richardson *COP
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/08/2024
Location :
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Russell Richardson
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Officer drowned in hurricane floodwaters
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD Officer Russell Richardson was on his way to work when he was surrounded by the flood waters of hurricane Beryl and called HPD for help but they could not reach him in time in the flood. He drowned in the flood on Houston Avenue and was found in his vehicle submerged under 7-8 feet of water.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-officer-dies-while-driving-work-hurricane-beryl-texas-coast
Jamieson Ritter *COP
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : East 79th Street and Wade Park Avenue
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer shot and killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 27-year-old Cleveland PD officer was shot and killed during attempted arrest.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtrf.com/video/updates-cleveland-officer-shot-killed-on-holiday-morning/
Phillip Maxwell *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : Detention Facility
City : Gaston County
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gaston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died suddenly at work
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Phillip J. Maxwell was working in the jail when he collapsed and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
Anthony Zahorovsky *COP
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : Pine Island Road
City : Sunrise
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer died in motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Broward Deputy Anthony Zahorovsky died in a motorcycle crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/off-duty-broward-deputy-killed-in-sunrise-motorcycle-crash/#
Anthony Cutcher *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/03/2024
Location : Mayer Avenue and West Gain Street
City : Lawrenceburg
County : Lawrence
State : Tennessee
Agency : Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Anthony Cutcher
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died on duty in motorcycle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Anthony Cutcher of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office died in an on-duty crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2024/07/04/lawrence-co-deputy-killed-crash
Greyson Fox *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : Lake Stanley Draper
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Police Department
Officer(s) : Greyson Fox
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Officer drowned off-duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Greyson Fox fell or jumped off a boat on Lake Draper and drowned. His body was found the next day.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-officers-body-found-in-lake-stanley-draper/
Brent Simpson *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2024
Location : 7300 block of Steele Creek Rd
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Brent Simpson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer died by suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Brent Simpson committed suicide on duty in his police cruiser.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2024/07/01/steele-creek-police-shooting
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article289663909.html
Emilia Rennhack *COP
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/29/2024
Location : Deer Park
City : Long Island
County : Suffolk
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Emilia Rennhack
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer killed by vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack was at a nail salon getting her nails done when a DUI driver slammed through the glass front and into the shop, killing 4 people.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nypost.com/2024/06/29/us-news/nypd-cop-one-of-four-fatalities-at-li-nail-salon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7pqwCdjko
William Butler, Jr. *COP
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Jefferson Township
County : Hillsdale
State : Michigan
Agency : Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : William Butler Jr.
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Sheriff Bill Butler was shot and killed while assisting another deputy with a traffic stop near the intersection of Beecher and Lamb Road in Jefferson Township. Police killed the man who had shot him after a manhunt.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27084-deputy-sheriff-william-butler-jr
Dave Smith *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Lubbock
County : Lubbock
State : Texas
Agency : Slater Police Department
Officer(s) : Dave Smith
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : SRO officer died suddenly from unknown causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
SRO Officer Dave Smith died suddenly. Slater PD has not disclosed his cause of death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/slaton-isd-mourning-loss-of-school-police-officer/
Corey Proulx*COP
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Lincoln Hills School at W4380 Copper Lake Avenue
City : Irma
County : Lincoln
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Officer(s) : Corey Proulx
Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned
Event : Killed in altercation at work
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Corey Proulx, a youth counselor for the Department of Corrections in Wisconsin was engaged in a physical altercation with a juvenile in detention, fell, hit his head and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27083-youth-counselor-corey-proulx
Bradley Reckling *COP
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
Officer(s) : Bradley Reckling
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jaime Roman *COP
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Philadelphia
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia Police Department
Officer(s) : Jaime Roman
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 *COP
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Bloomfield
County : Storrard
State : Missouri
Agency : Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Darren Dixon
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
SOURCE LINKS :
Larry Newman *COP
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
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
Kenneth Kubel *COP
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/20/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Stratford
County : Fairfield
State : Connecticut
Agency : Stratford Police Department
Officer(s) : Kenneth Kubel
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 *COP
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
Officer(s) : Richard Thompson
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 *COP
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
Officer(s) : Bob Ringstrom
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
Name Not Disclosed *COP
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
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
Name Not Disclosed +COP
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
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputy was found dead from suicide on a dirt road at Southwest 130th Avenue in Homestead.
SOURCE LINKS :
Ryan So *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 06/14/2024
Location : 76th and Greenway
City : Scottsdale
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Scottsdale Police Department
Officer(s) : Ryan So
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
Ramon Goux*COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/14/2024
Location : U.S. 33
City : Elkins
County : Randolph
State : Iowa
Agency : Elkins Police Department
Officer(s) : Ramon Goux
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/