2020 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 92
Total Deaths by Month
- January 12
- February 9
- March 16
- April 37
- May 18
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 1
- California 3
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 4
- Georgia 3
- Hawaii 2
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 5
- Indiana 2
- Kansas 3
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 7
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 1
- Missouri 1
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 5
- New York 4
- North Carolina 3
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 2
- Pennsylvania 2
- Puerto Rico 1
- South Carolina 3
- Texas 19
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 4
- Utah 1
- Virginia 2
- Washington 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 81
- Female 11
Statistics
- Average age 45
- Average tour of duty 15 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related cancer
Public Safety Officer Jackson Ryan Winkeler
Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Sunday, January 5, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Lakeland Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 9, 2020
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Nicholas Lee Reyna
Lubbock Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 11, 2020
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Bryan County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Tiffany-Victoria Bilon Enriquez
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, January 19, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Sheldon Gordon Whiteman
Long County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2020
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Katherine Mary Thyne
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2020
Cause: Vehicular assault
Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2020
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Matthew S. von Seydewitz
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 27, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related cancer
Police Officer Alan Daniel McCollum
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, January 31, 2020
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Whitten
Liberty County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, February 3, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Kimberly Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kenneth Reid Lester
Richmond Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, February 10, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Stanton Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Canadian County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Friday, February 14, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Sumter County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Brent William Perry Scrimshire
Hot Springs Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant James R. O'Connor, IV
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 13, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Christopher Ryan Walsh
Springfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, March 16, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kenterrous Taylor
Bibb County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Deputy Christopher Scott Korzilius
Travis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Officer IV Amanda L. De Leon
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Friday, March 20, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Kaia LaFay Grant
Springdale Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2020
Cause: Vehicular assault
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Friday, March 27, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Captain Raymond Andrew Boseman
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, March 29, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, March 29, 2020
Cause: Heart attack
Santa Rosa Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth "Bud" Phouangphrachanh
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Cause: COVID19
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Kenneth J. Moore
District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, DC
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Shannon Bennett
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, April 3, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer IV Kelvin D. Wilcher
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Monday, April 6, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, April 9, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Clifford W. Martin, Sr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 10, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Hampton Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 11, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Robert William Sealock
Aliquippa City Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 11, 2020
Cause: Duty related illness
Bedminster Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, April 12, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Francesco S. Scorpo
Paterson Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, April 12, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Charleston County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Monday, April 13, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Sands Point Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Union City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, April 16, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 17, 2020
Cause: COVID19
San Marcos Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Probation and Parole Agent Kaitlin Marie Cowley
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Louisiana Probation and Parole, LA
EOW: Monday, April 20, 2020
Cause: Automobile crash
Warden Wilmot Sandlin "Sandy" McCain
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Monday, April 20, 2020
Cause: COVID19
United States Department of Defense - Naval District Washington Police Department, US
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Christopher Eric Ewing
Smyrna Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Cause: Vehicular assault
Corrections Officer V Jonathon Keith Goodman
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Cause: COVID19
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Joseph Cappello
Melrose Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 24, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, April 24, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Senior Detention Officer Alexander Pettiway
Durham County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Lieutenant Glenn Dale Hutto, Jr.
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Andrew Rhoden
Bell County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 2020
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Corrections Officer Coy D. Coffman, Jr.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer V James D. Coleman
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Senior Police Officer Mark Hall, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Detective Sergeant Randall C. French
Troy Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Detention Deputy Timothy De La Fuente
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 2020
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Michael S. Mosher
Overland Park Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Monday, May 4, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Alamo Colleges Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Cause: Heart attack
Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Friday, May 8, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Supervisor 1 George "Bernie" Robare
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Monday, May 11, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Sergeant Charles "Rob" Roberts, III
Glen Ridge Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, May 11, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Supervisor 1 Fella A. Adebiyi
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Cause: COVID19
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Saturday, May 16, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Berisford Anthony Morse
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: Monday, May 18, 2020
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr.
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Monday, May 25, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related cancer
Grand Forks Police Department, ND
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, TX
EOW: Friday, May 29, 2020
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
