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Charleston Police Department
Charleston, SC

Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman John Harlow
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, December 22, 1879
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman John Joseph Bean Jr.
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, April 21, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman James J. Duffy
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, July 16, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCTraffic Policeman Julian C. Bunch
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, May 1, 1932
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman Snyder Lee Risher
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, May 6, 1932
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPatrolman Lawrence M. Strock
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCDetective Purse A. Wansley
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman Walter J. Miller
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, July 14, 1940
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman William Henry Wilson
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, December 8, 1942
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCLieutenant Keith Ellsworth
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1944
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPatrolman Junius P. Lewis
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1951
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCDetective James F. Tindal
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1955
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPoliceman Lawrence B. Aytes
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1955
Cause of Death: Fire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCSergeant Jessie C. Benton
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1955
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCLieutenant Joseph Vega
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, October 12, 1955
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPatrolman Wesley John Smith
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPatrolman Charles Alvin Snider
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, March 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPolice Officer Perrin Richard (Rick) Love II
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1999
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPrivate First Class Dennis Elisha LaPage
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Charleston Police Department, SCPrivate First Class Roger Myers
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, April 5, 2004
Cause of Death: Heart attack


Total Line of Duty Deaths: 20

Automobile accident: 4
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 8
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

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