Sergeant LaShonda Owens

Sergeant LaShonda Owens

Northampton County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

End of Watch Thursday, March 18, 2021

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LaShonda Owens

Sergeant LaShonda Owens died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Northampton County Jail.

Sergeant Owens had served with the Northampton County Sheriff's Office for 4-1/2 years. She is survived by her two children.


The Effects of COVID on Law Enforcement

Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.

Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.

Visit ODMP's COVID-19 memorial listing every officer who has died as a result of a confirmed or presumed exposure.

Bio

  • Age 41
  • Tour 4 years, 6 months
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause COVID19
  • Incident Date Friday, January 8, 2021

COVID-19, communicable disease

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