Officer Down Memorial Page

Police Officer Joseph Clark
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1871
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Thomas McClendon
Henry County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1893
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Health Officer John J. Sullivan
Lexington Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Officer Allen Moore
Lawrence Police Department, KS
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1901
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Patrolman Michael Shaughnessy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1904
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Deputy Sheriff William C. Brown
Hancock County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman H. C. Conner
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Daniel S. Carlton
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Hans B. Brandt
South Bend Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer James W. Stokes
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Frank Angelo Croff
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1921
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Lieutenant Edward Steck
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Cedric J. Peterson
Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1922
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Detective Sergeant John Black
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Clarence Weir
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer John Francis McDermott
Rosemount Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Sheriff Lester Wood
Clark County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph J. Sullivan
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman George R. Neil
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Policeman Dave Reese
Jerome Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer John Harold Beasley
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Deputy C. Arthur Lyman
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1934
Cause of Death: Assault

Police Officer Hoyt Holder
Anniston Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Investigator Lee B. Davis
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1938
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Lieutenant George C. Howard
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Adolpf G. Karpinsky
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1941
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Patrol Officer Charles C. Dunham
Gloversville Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1965
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Billy Melton Stevens
Davidson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1966
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Frederick Henley Wilson
El Cajon Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970
Cause of Death: Assault

Police Officer James T. Sackett, Sr.
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Gary David Saunders
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Mark C. DeCuypere
Hampton Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Randal Kent Richter
Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Major Nathaniel Smith, Jr.
Pascagoula Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1976
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Ernest Max Lacy
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman James Ralph Turner
Port Isabel Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Reserve Officer John T. Morgan
Goessel Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant James D. Shepherd
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Park Ranger Duane P. McClure
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1980
Cause of Death: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff Richard S. Cochran, II
King County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1991
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrol Officer Thomas Christian Wilson
Clinton Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1994
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Ira Wayne Bramlitt
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Larry Don Johnson
Sparks Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Terry Lee Fincher
Brea Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1996
Cause of Death: Struck by train

Police Officer Vincent Guidice
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1996
Cause of Death: Assault

Sergeant William Earl Godwin
Morrisville Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sheriff's Sergeant Roosevelt Walker, Jr.
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1998
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Detective Lynn Wayne Hicks
Goodlettsville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1999
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Harley Franklin Guy
Kinston Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1999
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Norman Dennis
Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Alberto "Albert" Vasquez
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Micheal Lynn Newton
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Lieutenant Vickie Salassi Wax
Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Probation Officer David Poling
Gallipolis Municipal Court, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause of Death: Drowned

Agent José Fontañez-Correa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Air Interdiction Agent Robert F. Smith
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine, US
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident