Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 83

  • 9/11 related illness 3
  • Aircraft accident 4
  • Assault 2
  • Automobile crash 14
  • Bomb 1
  • COVID19 1
  • Duty related illness 2
  • Electrocuted 1
  • Exposure to toxins 1
  • Gunfire 35
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
  • Heart attack 4
  • Motorcycle crash 5
  • Stabbed 1
  • Struck by streetcar 1
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 1
  • Vehicle pursuit 2
  • Vehicular assault 2

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 4
  • Arizona 1
  • Arkansas 2
  • California 5
  • Colorado 2
  • Connecticut 2
  • District of Columbia 1
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 2
  • Hawaii 1
  • Illinois 2
  • Kentucky 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Maryland 1
  • Missouri 5
  • New Jersey 3
  • New York 5
  • North Carolina 4
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Oregon 2
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • Puerto Rico 1
  • South Carolina 2
  • South Dakota 1
  • Tennessee 6
  • Texas 8
  • U.S. Government 8
  • Utah 1
  • Wisconsin 1
Inspector John Henry Heard | United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Inspector John Henry Heard

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US

EOW: Monday, May 2, 1932

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff Leo E. Church | Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Missouri
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Missouri

Sheriff Leo E. Church

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, MO

EOW: Monday, May 2, 1960

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Eduardo Chavez | Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

Trooper Eduardo Chavez

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Richard G. McCoy | United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government

Officer Richard G. McCoy

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US

EOW: Saturday, May 2, 2020

Cause: COVID19