Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 116

  • 9/11 related illness 2
  • Automobile crash 6
  • COVID19 2
  • Drowned 2
  • Fall 1
  • Gunfire 73
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
  • Heart attack 5
  • Motorcycle crash 2
  • Stabbed 3
  • Struck by train 2
  • Struck by vehicle 8
  • Train accident 1
  • Vehicle pursuit 1
  • Vehicular assault 6

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 4
  • Arkansas 1
  • California 8
  • Connecticut 1
  • Florida 7
  • Georgia 6
  • Illinois 2
  • Indiana 2
  • Kentucky 12
  • Louisiana 7
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Michigan 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Mississippi 3
  • Missouri 3
  • New Jersey 2
  • New York 7
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 4
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Puerto Rico 2
  • Railroad Police 3
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 2
  • Texas 14
  • U.S. Government 7
  • Virginia 3
  • West Virginia 1
  • Wisconsin 3
Marshal John Cox | Lamasco Police Department, Kentucky
Lamasco Police Department, Kentucky

Marshal John Cox

Lamasco Police Department, KY

EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1892

Cause: Gunfire

Constable John E. Rhodes | Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, Texas
Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, Texas

Constable John E. Rhodes

Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX

EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1898

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff W. M. Russell | United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government

Sheriff W. M. Russell

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US

EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1904

Cause: Gunfire

Constable John E. Covert | Van Zandt County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas
Van Zandt County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas

Constable John E. Covert

Van Zandt County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX

EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1921

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Jacob Uhle | New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Jacob Uhle

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1924

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Billy Ray Wynn | Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

Patrolman Billy Ray Wynn

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1967

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Garry A. Ross | United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, U.S. Government
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, U.S. Government

Police Officer Garry A. Ross

United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US

EOW: Monday, December 24, 1990

Cause: Heart attack