ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,410 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 13
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 3
- Heart attack 3
- Motorcycle crash 1
- Struck by vehicle 1
- Vehicular assault 1
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Arkansas 1
- Georgia 1
- Illinois 1
- Indiana 2
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 2
- Michigan 3
- New Mexico 4
- New York 1
- North Carolina 1
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Puerto Rico 1
- South Carolina 1
- Wyoming 1
Chief Deputy W. D. "Kechi" Johnson
Grant County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Monday, August 27, 1900
Cause: Gunfire
Valencia County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1934
Cause: Gunfire
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1932
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Charles N. Cunningham
Valencia County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Monday, March 3, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, September 20, 1940
Cause: Automobile crash
Night Watchman Edward Adam Eshelman
Pawnee Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1922
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Russell Minor Brown
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Vern Clarence Johnson
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 28, 1950
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Edgar Phillip La Venture
Highland Park Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1920
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Policeman George Carl "Tom" Emery
Eaton Rapids Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1947
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Joseph P. Stevens
Dallas County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 1915
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Loranzie Jackson Farmer
Madison County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Louis Harris Estay
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, November 29, 1953
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Walter Eldridge
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, March 1, 1929
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Roy "Red" Freeman
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, October 6, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
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