Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 93

  • 9/11 related illness 3
  • Aircraft accident 4
  • Assault 1
  • Automobile crash 7
  • COVID19 3
  • Drowned 1
  • Duty related illness 1
  • Gunfire 43
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 4
  • Heart attack 3
  • Heatstroke 1
  • Stabbed 1
  • Struck by vehicle 7
  • Vehicle pursuit 5
  • Vehicular assault 9

Total Deaths by State

  • Arizona 3
  • Arkansas 1
  • California 11
  • Connecticut 1
  • Florida 6
  • Georgia 1
  • Illinois 3
  • Indiana 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Kentucky 4
  • Louisiana 1
  • Maryland 1
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Michigan 3
  • Mississippi 1
  • Missouri 5
  • New Jersey 1
  • New York 8
  • North Carolina 2
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Puerto Rico 3
  • Railroad Police 1
  • South Carolina 1
  • South Dakota 1
  • Tennessee 5
  • Texas 5
  • U.S. Government 9
  • Utah 1
  • Vermont 1
  • Virginia 2
  • Washington 1
  • Wisconsin 2
Constable Henry Hess | Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Constable Henry Hess

Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, PA

EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1874

Cause: Drowned

Constable Samuel Norman | Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Constable Samuel Norman

Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, PA

EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1877

Cause: Gunfire

Constable Jack Fraley | Hardin County Tenth District Constable's Office, Tennessee
Hardin County Tenth District Constable's Office, Tennessee

Constable Jack Fraley

Hardin County Tenth District Constable's Office, TN

EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1890

Cause: Gunfire

Guard Lawrence Keating | United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Guard Lawrence Keating

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US

EOW: Friday, July 26, 1895

Cause: Gunfire

Guard Lee White | Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas
Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas

Guard Lee White

Kansas Department of Corrections, KS

EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1928

Cause: Automobile crash

Operative James A. Hollinger | United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, U.S. Government

Operative James A. Hollinger

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US

EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1936

Cause: Heart attack

Border Patrol Agent Eric N. Cabral | United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

Border Patrol Agent Eric N. Cabral

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2007

Cause: Heatstroke

Officer Ronald Roland Phillips, Jr. | United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Government

Officer Ronald Roland Phillips, Jr.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, US

EOW: Sunday, July 26, 2020

Cause: COVID19