Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 96

  • 9/11 related illness 3
  • Aircraft accident 1
  • Assault 2
  • Automobile crash 9
  • COVID19 2
  • Drowned 2
  • Electrocuted 1
  • Exposure to toxins 1
  • Fall 1
  • Fire 1
  • Gunfire 49
  • Heart attack 3
  • Heatstroke 1
  • Motorcycle crash 9
  • Stabbed 3
  • Struck by streetcar 1
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 2
  • Vehicle pursuit 3
  • Vehicular assault 1

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 3
  • Arizona 1
  • California 3
  • Colorado 1
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 4
  • Idaho 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Kentucky 6
  • Louisiana 1
  • Maine 1
  • Michigan 1
  • Minnesota 2
  • Missouri 3
  • Montana 1
  • Nebraska 2
  • New Hampshire 1
  • New Jersey 1
  • New York 9
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 2
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • Puerto Rico 2
  • Railroad Police 3
  • Rhode Island 1
  • South Carolina 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • Texas 11
  • U.S. Government 7
  • Virginia 2
  • Washington 2
  • West Virginia 1
  • Wisconsin 3
Deputy Sheriff Sequoyah Houston | United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government

Deputy Sheriff Sequoyah Houston

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US

EOW: Sunday, June 17, 1894

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Frank Sparks | Bakersfield Police Department, California
Bakersfield Police Department, California

Officer Frank Sparks

Bakersfield Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, June 17, 1917

Cause: Struck by streetcar

Trooper John Weber | Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island

Trooper John Weber

Rhode Island State Police, RI

EOW: Wednesday, June 17, 1925

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sheriff Fred Kenney | Cochise County Sheriff's Department, Arizona
Cochise County Sheriff's Department, Arizona

Sheriff Fred Kenney

Cochise County Sheriff's Department, AZ

EOW: Friday, June 17, 1932

Cause: Automobile crash

Investigator Melvin John Clark | United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government

Investigator Melvin John Clark

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 1947

Cause: Gunfire