This Day in History - February 9th
 
Patch image: Shelby County Sheriff's Office, OHSheriff Benjamen McLean
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1866
Cause of Death: Assault
Patch image: Bryan Police Department, TXPolice Officer A. G. Hearn
Bryan Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1870
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patch image: New Orleans Police Department, LAPatrolman Albert Turegano
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1893
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Pittsburgh Police Department, PALieutenant John Alex Berry
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1898
Cause of Death: Fire
Patch image: Pennsylvania State Police, PASergeant Mark A. Prynn
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Patch image: Culberson County Sheriff's Department, TXSheriff John Henry Feeley
Culberson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1914
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Graham County Sheriff's Office, AZUndersheriff Martin Kempton
Graham County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Graham County Sheriff's Office, AZDeputy Sheriff Kane Wooten
Graham County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Graham County Sheriff's Office, AZSheriff Robert F. McBride
Graham County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Lorena Police Department, TXNight Watchman Frederick Everett (Fred) Lawson
Lorena Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1918
Cause of Death: Accidental
Patch image: Albany Police Department, GAPatrolman Marion C. Collins
Albany Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Elkhart Police Department, INPolice Officer Oren M. Shelmadine
Elkhart Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1920
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Terre Haute Police Department, INPatrolman Herbert Long
Terre Haute Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: West Palm Beach Police Department, FLPatrolman William Morgan Payton
West Palm Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Chicago Police Department, ILPatrolman Eugene J. Keegan
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Chicago Police Department, ILLieutenant Edward T. Murphy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Puerto Rico Police Department, PRPoliceman Indalecio Garcia-Toro
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, February 9, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: United States Department of the Treasury - Customs Service, USGuard John Lawrence Kelly
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Drowned
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, USSpecial Agent Eugene Joseph Pearce
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Burlington Police Department, WIPatrolman Hubert W. Schenning
Burlington Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Massachusetts State Police, MASpecial Officer Albert T. Hayes
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1940
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Wickenburg Police Department, AZNight Watchman Clarence Dotson
Wickenburg Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1945
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Kingsville Police Department, TXSergeant Gene Christopher
Kingsville Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 9, 1958
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CADeputy Sheriff David Alois Horr
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Sunday, February 9, 1958
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: New York City Police Department, NYDetective Richard D. Arundell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1963
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patch image: Richmond Police Department, CAPatrolman Charles M. Ross
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 9, 1964
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Shelbina Police Department, MOCity Marshal John C. Sauer Sr.
Shelbina Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1966
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Patch image: Lincoln Police Department, NEOfficer George E. Welter
Lincoln Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1968
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patch image: Trenton Police Department, MIPatrolman Robert D. Pare
Trenton Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Philadelphia Police Department, PADetective Douglas J. Alexander
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Turlock Police Department, CAPolice Officer Raymond Carl Willert
Turlock Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Chicago Police Department, ILPatrolman James W. Campbell
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: United States Department of the Treasury - Secret Service, USSpecial Agent James M. Ryan
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Rosenberg Police Department, TXSergeant Joseph Cernoch
Rosenberg Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: San Francisco Police Department, CAOfficer Robert E. Hooper
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Chicago Police Department, ILPatrolman Richard James O'Brien
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Michigan State Police, MITrooper Craig A. Scott
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, USSpecial Agent Enrique Salazar Camarena
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1985
Cause of Death: Assault
Patch image: Woodlawn Police Department, OHPolice Specialist David H. Massel
Woodlawn Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1985
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patch image: Placer County Sheriff's Department, CAReserve Deputy Timothy A. Ruggles
Placer County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 9, 1986
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Denver Police Department, CODetective Robert W. Wallis
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1988
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patch image: Puerto Rico Police Department, PROfficer Pablo Navarro DeLeon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Johnston County Sheriff's Department, NCSpecial Deputy Michael Ray Jackson
Johnston County Sheriff's Depar..., NC
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1995
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, DEPatrol Officer Vincent A. Julia
Delaware River and Bay Authorit..., DE
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1996
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Sacramento Police Department, CAPolice Officer William Chandler Bean Jr.
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1999
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Lake County Sheriff's Office, FLDeputy Wayne J. Koester
Lake County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Wayne County Airport Authority Police Department, MISergeant Michael Allen Scarbrough
Wayne County Airport Authority ..., MI
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Steven Roy Smith
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 2006
Cause of Death: Gunfire


   

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 48
Accidental: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 28
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicular assault: 2

By State:
Arizona: 4
California: 6
Colorado: 1
Delaware: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 2
Louisiana: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 3
Missouri: 1
Nebraska: 1
New York: 1
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 3
Puerto Rico: 2
Texas: 5
U.S. Government: 4
Wisconsin: 1

 
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