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Deputy Sheriff Lorenzo Bustos was struck and killed by a drunk driver at about 12:50 while making a traffic stop in the 14000 block of State Highway 155.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26306-deputy-sheriff-lorenzo-bustos

Deputy Nichole Shuff-Balint fell off a mounted horse on duty and died.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26307-mounted-deputy-nichole-shuff-balint

Sergeant Jean-Harold Astree was killed in a four-car crash on Capps Ferry Road near Brookcrest Court in Douglasville when he collided with a truck traveling in the southbound lane. The truck spun and crashed into an SUV traveling northbound. Sergeant Astree's car crossed into the southbound lane and struck another truck head-on. The occupants in the three other vehicles were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Sergeant Astree succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26314-sergeant-jan-harold-louis-astree

Authorities said Officer Vasquez pulled a man over because of an expired temporary tag on the car when the man fired his weapon at him., killing him.

https://www.kwch.com/2022/07/25/gov-laura-kelly-orders-flags-half-staff-north-kansas-city-police-officer/

https://www.newstribune.com/news/2022/jul/20/missouri-officer-dies-after-being-shot-during/

https://www.kwch.com/2022/07/20/just-unfathomable-officer-shot-killed-while-pulling-over-vehicle-expired-temp-tags/

Deputy Yates was trapped inside of a mobile home when someone shot him. Police escalated a standoff that lasted several hours. When it was resolved, Deputy Yates was found critically injured, flown out but died.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26302-deputy-sheriff-matthew-eugene-yates

Killed on duty during narcotics investigation.

https://www.cityofrochester.gov/OfficerLineofDutyDeath/

https://www.roccitynews.com/news-opinion/man-accused-in-officer-anthony-mazurkiewiczs-death-faces-life-without-parole-14946486

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/rochester/rochester-city-council-county-legislature-gov-react-to-officer-killed/

Sergeant CJ Nelson was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a utility truck on Broadway Extension at Comfort Drive at about 3:00 pm.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26288-sergeant-christopher-james-nelson

North Las Vegas PD responded to a call alleging a shooting. When they arrived, they found the wife of Las Vegas officer Israel Molina and her son who had just escaped the home. Officer Israel Molina and his daughter Sofia were inside. Officer Molina shot and killed his 12-year-old daughter, then committed suicide as police approached. He had been a Las Vegas Metropolitan PD officer for 6 years.

https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-police-respond-to-northwest-valley-homicide

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2022/07/21/police-off-duty-north-las-vegas-cop-killed-daughter-murder-suicide/10122614002/

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/07/18/north-las-vegas-police-officer-kills-daughter-self-leaves-wife-son-wounded/

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nlv-police-officer-kills-daughter-self-police-say/

The Natchitoches Police Department announced that while working in the downtown district of Natchitoches, Officer Brian Olliff died. Olliff reportedly had an unexpected heat-related medical event that ultimately led to his death.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26286-police-officer-brian-d-olliff

On July 17, 2022, Patrolman Vincent Anthony Parks, a 38-year-old recruit with the Jonesboro Police Department, died after collapsing during physical training exercises at the Central Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy located within Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It was his first day at the academy, following a month of in-house instructional training with the department. Initial reports indicated that Parks began showing signs of medical distress shortly before starting an exercise. Instructors administered oxygen, and he was able to walk to an ambulance. However, he suffered cardiac arrest upon entering the ambulance and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
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The Arkansas State Police initiated a criminal investigation into Parks' death after discovering discrepancies between initial statements and new evidence. Preliminary accounts suggested that Parks had not engaged in significant physical activity prior to his collapse. However, subsequent findings, including cellphone footage, revealed that he had participated in approximately 25 minutes of physical exercises, contradicting earlier reports.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26305-patrolman-vincent-anthony-parks
https://www.ktlo.com/2022/12/22/investigation-finds-jonesboro-officer-participated-in-exercises-leading-up-to-his-death-contradicting-initial-accounts/
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/jonesboro-police-department-mourn-vincent-parks/91-d93a30ec-6d5b-4f39-8d7a-3f2d65abfa16

Undersheriff Larry Koren, Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26283-undersheriff-lawrence-george-koren

Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, Undersheriff Larry Koren, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26285-deputy-sheriff-michael-adam-levison

Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, Undersheriff Larry Koren, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26284-lieutenant-fred-douglas-beers-iii

Parole Supervisor Ronald Spangler was killed in a vehicle crash near mile marker 98.8 on southbound I-81 in Pine Grove Township when his vehicle struck the back of a tractor-trailer that had slowed in traffic.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26359-parole-supervisor-ronald-d-spangler-jr

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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/

Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Sincavage was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 47 in Maurice River Township while driving from one section of the Southern State Correctional Facility to another when he struck a tree and became engulfed in flames.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26194-senior-correctional-police-officer-daniel-sincavage

Chief Deputy Jody Cash was shot and killed in front of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office at 52 Judicial Drive in Benton at 2:10 pm. When a man under arrest pulled a gun and shot him. Two other officers killed the attacker.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26180-chief-deputy-sheriff-jody-wayne-cash

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Bell Valley Truck Trail near Campos, California.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26182-border-patrol-agent-daniel-humberto-salazar#:~:text=Border%20Patrol%20Agent%20Daniel%20Salazar,overturned%20in%20a%20rugged%20area.