Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country have contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job.
The following law enforcement officers died as a result of contracting the virus in the line of duty.
We continue to work with dozens of other agencies that have suffered COVID-19 related deaths as they work to make confirmed or presumed determinations of line-of-duty status.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office, California
Alamo Colleges Police Department, Texas
Alamo Police Department, Georgia
Ambridge Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
Athens-Clarke County Probation Services, Georgia
Bainbridge Island Police Department, Washington
Bay City Police Department, Texas
Bedminster Township Police Department, New Jersey
Bell County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Berry College Police Department, Georgia
Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office, Texas
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Bloomingdale Police Department, New Jersey
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
Brazoria County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas
Breathitt County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
Brookhaven Police Department, Mississippi
Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation, Pennsylvania
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California
- Corrections Officer Jose Alfredo Diramos "Joe" Kates
- Corrections Officer Daniel Lopez Mendoza, III
- Sergeant Gilbert Polanco
California Department of Developmental Services - Office of Protective Services, California
Cambria County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania
Chandler Police Department, Arizona
Charlestown Police Department, Indiana
Chicago Police Department, Illinois
- Police Officer Marco DiFranco
- Sergeant Clifford Willie Martin, Sr.
- Police Officer Titus Theopsy Moore
- Police Officer Ronald Newman
Church Point Police Department, Louisiana
Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Clinton Township Police Department, Michigan
Colleton County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
Columbia Police Department, South Carolina
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections, Illinois
- Correctional Officer Antoine Pierre Jones
- Correctional Officer Jose Pedro Marquez
- Correctional Officer Sheila Janelle Rivera
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, Illinois
Corinth Police Department, Texas
Corpus Christi International Airport Department of Public Safety, Texas
Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas
Crisp County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Dallas Police Department, Texas
Dane County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, Pennsylvania
Denton County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, Texas
Denver City Police Department, Texas
Denver Sheriff's Department, Colorado
Detroit Police Department, Michigan
DeWitt Township Police Department, Michigan
District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, District of Columbia
Dumas Police Department, Texas
Durham County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Edwards Police Department, Mississippi
Effingham County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
El Centro Police Department, California
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Everman Police Department, Texas
Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
First City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office, Louisiana
Florida Department of Corrections, Florida
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, California
Fresno Police Department, California
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Garden Grove Police Department, California
Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia
- Sergeant Grace A. Bellamy
- Deputy Warden Roger Joe Hodge, Sr.
- Corrections Officer Onochie Sunday Ikedionwu
- Special Agent Wayne Douglas Snyder
Georgia Institute of Technology Police Department, Georgia
Glen Ridge Police Department, New Jersey
Gordon County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Gove County Sheriff's Office, Kansas
Grand River Dam Authority Police Department, Oklahoma
Grant County Sheriff's Office, Washington
Greene County Sheriff's Office, Missouri
Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency, Guam
Guam Department of Corrections, Guam
Guilford County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Hall County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Virginia
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, Texas
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
- Deputy Sheriff Alexander Gwosdz
- Deputy Sheriff Juan Menchaca
- Detention Officer Robert Perez
- Sergeant Raymond John Scholwinski
- Deputy Sheriff Johnny Ramos Tunches
Hays County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, Texas
Hays County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas
Henry County Police Department, Georgia
Henry County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Highland Village Police Department, Texas
Horry County Police Department, South Carolina
Houston Police Department, Texas
Iowa Department of Corrections, Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas
- Corrections Supervisor 1 Olufela A. "Fella" Adebiyi
- Unit Team Supervisor Gabe Morales
- Corrections Supervisor 1 George "Bernie" Robare
Kennett Police Department, Missouri
Knox County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
Lake County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Lanier Technical College Police Department, Georgia
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada
Lauderhill Police Department, Florida
Lebanon Police Department, Missouri
Lee County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
Louisiana Department of Corrections, Louisiana
Louisville Metro Police Department, Kentucky
McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma
McLennan County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Melrose Park Police Department, Illinois
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Florida
Middleburg Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
Milford Police Department, Texas
Mission Police Department, Texas
Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Nassau County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police
New Jersey Department of Corrections, New Jersey
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
- Reserve Captain Raymond Andrew Boseman
- Senior Police Officer Mark Albert Hall, Sr.
- Senior Police Officer Sharon M. Williams
New York City Police Department, New York
- Detective Raymond C. Abear
- Detective Robert A. Cardona
- Detective Cedric G. Dixon
- Detective Christopher B. McDonnell
- Chief of Transportation William T. Morris
- Police Officer Eric K. Murray
- Detective Jack V. Polimeni
- Detective Jeffrey Allen Scalf
Newark Police Department, New Jersey
- Detective Irving Gene Callender, III
- Sergeant Michael W. Clegg
- Police Officer Michael Alexander Conners
- Police Officer Hector Moya
- Detective Marcus Thomas
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina
- Correctional Lieutenant III Anthony Lynn Hardie
- Correctional Officer III Charles Warren Harris, Jr.
- Associate Warden III Julian Arsenio Priest
- Correctional Officer II Allen Bruce Trivett
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
North Little Rock Police Department, Arkansas
Northampton County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Norton Police Department, Massachusetts
Nueces County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma
Old Bridge Township Police Department, New Jersey
Oneida Indian Nation Police Department, Tribal Police
Pahrump Justice Court, Nevada
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida
- Deputy Sheriff Angela Dinece Chavers
- Sergeant Jose Antonio Diaz-Ayala
- Deputy Sheriff Maurice Che'valier Ford
- Deputy Sheriff Carlos Antonio Hernandez
- Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.
Panhandle Police Department, Texas
Pasadena Police Department, Texas
Paterson Police Department, New Jersey
Patton State Hospital Police Department, California
Pearl River Police Department, Louisiana
Perryton Police Department, Texas
Phenix City Police Department, Alabama
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
- Police Officer Tab T. Ali
- Captain Frank Rocco Milillo, Sr.
- Sergeant Jose Manuel Novoa
- Captain James Walker, Jr.
- Sergeant Joseph M. Youse
Pike County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
Polk County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
- Sergeant José Antonio García-Vázquez
- Agent Miguel Angel Martínez-Ortiz
- Agent Juan R. Ramírez-Padilla
- Lieutenant Juan Rafael Rivera-Padua
- Sergeant Mayra Mercedes Rodríguez-Burgado
- First Lieutenant Roberto Rodríguez-Hernández
- Agent Juan Rosado-López
Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Rhode Island
Richland Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Richmond Police Department, California
Ridgeville Police Department, South Carolina
Riverside County Probation Department, California
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California
Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Rockwall Police Department, Texas
Rutland Police Department, Massachusetts
Sands Point Police Department, New York
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Santa Rosa Police Department, California
Seagoville Police Department, Texas
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
- Captain Anthony Terrance Jackson, Sr.
- Deputy Sheriff Ray W. McCrary, Jr.
- Correctional Deputy Jeremy Devaughn Smith
St. George Police Department, Utah
Suffolk County Police Department, New York
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, New York
Sunray Police Department, Texas
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Texas
- Corporal Charles Edward Holt, III
- Security Control Specialist Jerry William Jones
- Lieutenant Craig Lavorrowous King
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
- Corrections Officer III Tracey Adams
- Corrections Officer V Timothy Beggs
- Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton
- Corrections Officer IV Lebouath A. Boua
- Corrections Officer Coy Dale Coffman, Jr.
- Corrections Officer V James David Coleman
- Corrections Officer V Jerry Esparza
- Corrections Officer V Herbert James Garcia
- Corrections Officer Jimmy Garcia
- Corrections Officer V Jonathon Keith Goodman
- Corrections Officer Kenneth Wayne Harbin
- Corrections Officer Luis Arturo Hernandez, Sr.
- Corrections Officer V Phillip Holbert
- Corrections Officer IV Vicky James
- Corrections Officer IV Alfred Jimenez
- Corrections Officer V Eric Trivonte Johnson
- Corrections Officer V Elizabeth Jones
- Corrections Officer V Joe Landin
- Corrections Officer IV Ruben Martinez
- Corrections Officer V Maria Luisa Mendez
- Corrections Officer IV Tawiwo Obele
- Corrections Officer V Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire
- Correctional Officer Donald Eugene Parker
- Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay
- Lieutenant Treva Preston
- Corrections Officer Rodrick L. Rodgers
- Sergeant Randall Sims
- Corrections Officer IV Harold Paul "Skip" Smith, Sr.
- Corrections Officer V James Willard Weston, Jr.
- Corrections Officer IV Kelvin D. Wilcher
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division, Texas
- Parole Officer I Brenda Lee LaFaso
- Parole Officer IV Joseph William Lange
- Parole Officer Troy K. Morin
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas
Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas
Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, Texas
Troy Police Department, New York
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, California
Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma
Ulster County Sheriff's Office, New York
Union City Police Department, New Jersey
Union County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
United States Department of Defense - Fort Sill Police Department, U.S. Government
United States Department of Defense - Naval District Washington Police Department, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government
- Officer Troy Allen Adkins
- Officer Andrew Raymond Bouchard
- Officer Carlo Jay Cayabyab
- Officer Roel De La Fuente
- Director of Field Operations Beverly Good
- Officer Genaro Guerrero
- Officer Domingo Jasso, III
- Officer Richard G. McCoy
- Officer Carlos Mendoza
- Officer Alfonso H. Murrieta
- Officer Omar E. Palmer
- Officer Richard Rios
- Officer Crispin San Juan San Jose
- Officer Jose Antonio Santana
- Officer Lucas G. Saucedo, Jr.
- Officer Byron Don Shields
- Officer Cesar Dangaran Sibonga
- Officer Ching Kok "CK" Yan
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
- Border Patrol Agent Agustin Aguilar, Jr.
- Border Patrol Agent Marco Antonio Gonzales
- Border Patrol Agent Enrique J. Rositas, Jr.
- Border Patrol Agent Christopher Shane Simpkins
- Border Patrol Agent Juan Manuel Urrutia
- Border Patrol Agent Freddie Vasquez
United States Department of Homeland Security - Federal Protective Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
- Special Deputy Marshal Hugh Boyd Bennett
- Special Deputy Marshal Brian Leath Magee
- Special Deputy Marshal Anthony Charles McGrew
University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department, Alabama
Vidalia Police Department, Louisiana
Walker County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Texas
Walker County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington
- Correctional Officer David A. Christensen
- Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest
- Correctional Officer Berisford Anthony Morse
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Michigan
Wharton County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Wichita Police Department, Kansas
Williamson County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Yakima County Department of Corrections, Washington
Yonkers Police Department, New York