Law Enforcement Officers Killed on This Day in History

Officers Killed on This Day in History

	Town Marshal Jesse Dickson Quincy Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, May 21, 1866 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Robert Ned Clendennen Limestone County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, May 21, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Doctor A. "John" Shipe Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Monday, May 21, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Tom Holmes Perry County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1892 Cause of Death: Assault
	Sergeant Henry McAllister Manchester Police Department, NH EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Joseph Patterson Monroe County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Friday, May 21, 1897 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Special Deputy Sheriff Ward Penthe Jessamine County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Monday, May 21, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Patrolman Eugene L. White Meridian Police Department, MS EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sheriff Alfred F. Klugman Mineral County Sheriff's Office, MT EOW: Friday, May 21, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Patrolman Charles V. Thomas Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sheriff Sanford Newton Haley Elbert County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Thomas H. Beresford New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 21, 1917 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Deputy Sheriff Lawrence H. McParlin Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Lieutenant David T. Dunigan Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer John A. Conrad Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Policeman John G. Magness Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, May 21, 1920 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Detective Sergeant John Fitzpatrick New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, May 21, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Marshal John Francis Conway Carroll Police Department, IA EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Heman C. Butler Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	County Policeman George W. Crawford Laurens County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sheriff William James Dunlap Linn County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Monday, May 21, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Undersheriff Emmet Butts Marinette County Sheriff's Office, WI EOW: Monday, May 21, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Moss J. Metcalf Harlan County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Curtis D. Sowers North York Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Special Agent Herbert R. Johnson United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US EOW: Monday, May 21, 1934 Cause of Death: Fall
	Park Police Officer Arthur Swanson Chicago Park District Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Patrolman Carl A. Schlotz Morristown Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1936 Cause of Death: Drowned
	Constable William Francis Frawley Westport Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1936 Cause of Death: Assault
	Patrolman Edward H. Wendland New Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman George Miller Clementon Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Constable Lee Olen Jones Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, TX EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1944 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman James T. Smith Belleville Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Conservation Warden Mark H. Russell, Jr. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, WI EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1955 Cause of Death: Boating accident
	Police Officer Johnny Reed Annas Charlotte Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Dale M. Krings California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Monday, May 21, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Jean Hayden Youngblood Troy Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, May 21, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sergeant Pressley Eugene Humphreys Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Friday, May 21, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Samuel Eugene Rouvier Clermont County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Officer Jerrard F. Young Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Joseph A. Piagentini New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Waverly M. Jones New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Kenneth R. Fratus Warwick Police Department, RI EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
	Deputy City Marshal Carl Lee "Don" Hart Bokchito Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer William Vernon Welch Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman David W. Clark Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer Leo Robert "Bobby" Volk, Jr. Modesto Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
	Patrolman Henry Richard Wolf Oak Park Department of Public Safety, MI EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman George Rogers Canton Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff James A. Allen Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Police Officer Simmons Arrington Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Investigator Leslie S. Grosso New York State Police, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Sergeant George M. Williams Rolla Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Customs Agent John M. Lacey United States Department of the Treasury - Customs Service, US EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Corporal Willie E. Hammond Indianola Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, May 21, 1980 Cause of Death: Stabbed
	Deputy Sheriff Edmund V. Thomas, Jr. Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1985 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Police Officer James A. Rementer Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1985 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Police Officer John W. Mathews Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1988 Cause of Death: Assault
	Sergeant William John Kuhnle, Jr. Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Trooper Ralph George Zerda Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Deputy Sheriff Jesse Earl McFarland, III Liberty County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, May 21, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Officer John Martin Huffman Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Officer Jeff A. Richardson Cave City Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, May 21, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
	Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Neil Sheets Marathon County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Detective Harvey Davis Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Deputy Sheriff Randal Eugene Jennings Butte County Sheriff's Office, CA EOW: Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sergeant David Martin Kieffer Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Lieutenant Gary Hanna Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Police Officer Perrin Richard "Rick" Love, II Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, May 21, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Deputy Ronald Mark King Douglas County Sheriff's Office, CO EOW: Friday, May 21, 1999 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Police Officer Seneca Bailey Darden Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, May 21, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Border Patrol Agent Cruz C. McGuire United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US EOW: Thursday, May 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Trooper First Class Shaft Sidney Hunter Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Saturday, May 21, 2011 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
	Police Officer Trevor Scott Phillips Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, May 21, 2011 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

This Day in History

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 73

Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 5
Boating accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 38
Gunfire (Accidental): 5
Heart attack: 5
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 5

By State

Alabama: 3
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 2
California: 4
Colorado: 1
Connecticut: 2
District of Columbia: 3
Florida: 3
Georgia: 3
Illinois: 2
Iowa: 1
Kentucky: 3
Maryland: 2
Michigan: 1
Mississippi: 2
Missouri: 1
Montana: 1
New Hampshire: 1
New Jersey: 3
New York: 5
North Carolina: 4
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Rhode Island: 1
South Carolina: 2
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 7
U.S. Government: 3
Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 3

Line of duty deaths this year
45 +25%

Gunfire deaths this year
16 0%

Auto-related deaths this year
16 +33%

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This Day in History

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 73

By State