ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,704 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Assault 1
- COVID19 2
- Duty related illness 14
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 2
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 2
- Stabbed 1
Total Deaths by State
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 2
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 1
- Indiana 1
- Missouri 1
- New York 2
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 11
- South Carolina 2
Police Officer Leonard Byrd "Pete" Rainey
Acworth Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, April 12, 1952
Cause: Gunfire
St. Augustine Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, November 7, 1887
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Nelson J. Belliveau
Bloomfield Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1987
Cause: Duty related illness
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1924
Cause: Fall
Deputy Sheriff Stuart Edward Holt
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Monday, June 2, 2014
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1919
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrolman Daniel A. McAllister
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 18, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrolman Sammie Lee McCoy, Jr.
Lancaster Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, February 29, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Jason Scott Pulliam
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Friday, October 15, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Shawn Allan Burnell
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Hall County Constable's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, March 1, 1834
Cause: Stabbed
Cocoa Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 9, 1954
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Reserve Police Officer John Joseph Burns
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, October 12, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Walter Scott Danley
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Thomas Durant Trott
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 10, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Martin Joseph O'Brien
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 9, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer William F. Wood
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 8, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Walter Scott Bates, Sr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, October 21, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer John D. Almenrader
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer John Aloysius Gaghan
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer John Paul Freiermuth
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Joseph Michael Downs
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, October 14, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Henry Creighton Pointel
Dorchester County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1929
Cause: Gunfire