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.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office, California
Bedminster Township Police Department, New Jersey
Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office, Texas
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
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections, Illinois
- Correctional Officer Antoine J. Jones
- Correctional Officer Jose Marquez
- Correctional Officer Sheila Rivera
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, Illinois
Corpus Christi International Airport Department of Public Safety, Texas
Detroit 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
El Centro Police Department, California
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Glen Ridge Police Department, New Jersey
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, Texas
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas
Lake County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada
Lauderhill Police Department, Florida
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
Louisiana Department of Corrections, Louisiana
Melrose Park Police Department, Illinois
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Paterson Police Department, New Jersey
Patton State Hospital Police Department, California
Pearl River Police Department, Louisiana
Phenix City Police Department, Alabama
Pike County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California
Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Rutland Police Department, Massachusetts
Sands Point Police Department, New York
Santa Rosa Police Department, California
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, Texas
- Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton
- Corrections Officer Coy D. Coffman, Jr.
- Corrections Officer V James D. Coleman
- Corrections Officer V Jerry Esparza
- Corrections Officer V Jonathon Keith Goodman
- Corrections Officer Kenneth Harbin
- Corrections Officer V Eric Johnson
- Corrections Officer IV Ruben Martinez
- Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez
- Corrections Officer V Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire
- Corrections Officer IV Jackson Pongay
- Chaplain II Akbar N. Shabazz
- Corrections Officer IV Kelvin D. Wilcher
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division, Texas
Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, Texas
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
- Officer Roel De La Fuente
- Officer Richard G. McCoy
- Officer Alfonso H. Murrieta
- Officer Omar E. Palmer
- Officer Ching Kok "CK" Yan
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington
Yakima County Department of Corrections, Washington