In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country 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.
Bedminster Township Police Department, New Jersey
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Bloomingdale Police Department, New Jersey
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Chicago Police Department, Illinois
Detroit Police Department, Michigan
District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, District of Columbia
Durham County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Glen Ridge Police Department, New Jersey
Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas
Louisiana Department of Corrections, Louisiana
Melrose Park Police Department, Illinois
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California
Sands Point Police Department, New York
Santa Rosa Police Department, California
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas
- Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton
- Corrections Officer Coy D. Coffman, Jr.
- Corrections Officer V James D. Coleman
- Corrections Officer V Jonathon Keith Goodman
- Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez
- Chaplain II Akbar N. Shabazz
- Corrections Officer IV Kelvin D. Wilcher
Troy Police Department, New York
Union City Police Department, New Jersey
United States Department of Defense - Naval District Washington Police Department, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government
Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington