ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,398 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- 9/11 related illness 1
- Automobile crash 2
- Gunfire 16
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 1
- Struck by train 2
- Struck by vehicle 1
- Weather/Natural disaster 1
Total Deaths by State
- Arkansas 2
- Illinois 1
- Indiana 2
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 3
- Michigan 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 4
- New York 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Puerto Rico 1
- Railroad Police 3
- South Carolina 1
- U.S. Government 1
- Wyoming 1
Town Marshal Alexander Smith Rice
Patriot Marshal's Office, IN
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1887
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 25, 2003
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, July 12, 1899
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, LA
EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal Tobias Rudolph Peninger
Sharon Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, September 30, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Jesus Fernandez-Hernandez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
Melrose Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1926
Cause: Gunfire
Merchant Policeman Edward Keasey
Ligonier Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, June 29, 1934
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal Clifford E. Smith
Glenrock Police Department , WY
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 1946
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Owen Edwin Evans
Union County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 1930
Cause: Automobile crash
Sturgis Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, September 26, 1899
Cause: Gunfire
Ringgold Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, October 27, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Edward Lee
Ray County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, July 27, 1922
Cause: Gunfire
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Game Protector Leroy Brown Stackhouse
Pennsylvania Game Commission, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1969
Cause: Heart attack
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, November 10, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Henry Dougherty
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1886
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster
Special Agent James W. Landers
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1930
Cause: Struck by train
Missouri Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Thursday, May 17, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, September 15, 1920
Cause: Struck by train
Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, February 26, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Benton County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Friday, September 8, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Burns
Camden County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1966
Cause: Automobile crash
Pontotoc County Constable's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1950
Cause: Gunfire