2019 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 134
Total Deaths by Month
- January 13
- February 12
- March 8
- April 7
- May 10
- June 17
- July 11
- August 12
- September 8
- October 7
- November 11
- December 18
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 7
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 2
- California 10
- Colorado 3
- Florida 5
- Georgia 7
- Illinois 6
- Indiana 2
- Iowa 1
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 1
- Maryland 1
- Michigan 1
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 4
- Missouri 2
- Montana 1
- Nebraska 1
- New Jersey 1
- New York 16
- North Carolina 2
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Puerto Rico 3
- South Carolina 1
- Tennessee 9
- Texas 19
- Tribal Police 3
- U.S. Government 5
- Utah 1
- Virginia 1
- Washington 4
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 123
- Female 11
Statistics
- Average age 44
- Average tour of duty 14 years, 2 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 28
Master Police Officer Joseph William Shinners
Provo Police Department, UT
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dale James Woods
Colerain Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 7, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Clayton Joel Townsend
Salt River Police Department, TR
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Natalie Becky Corona
Davis Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 12, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 13, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Norman D. Merkel
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwin Horn, III
Comal County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Sean Paul Tuder
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Robert "Bo" McCallister
Susquehanna Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 28, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Bryan "LJ" Ryer, Jr.
Glascock County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Community Supervision Officer Russell Dean Salazar
Kendall County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 31, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, February 1, 2019
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Clermont County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Matthew J. Rittner
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Chief of Police David P. Hewitt
Rising Sun Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 15, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Daniel Duane Hinton
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Undersheriff Monty Thomas Johnson
Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, February 21, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Nicholas Scott Galinger
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, February 24, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Nathan Hayden Heidelberg
Midland Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Howard Keltner
McHenry County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Shane Thompson
Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Paul Thomas Rutherford
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, March 21, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, March 24, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 28, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Benjamin J. Campbell
Maine State Police, ME
EOW: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Cause: Accidental
Deputy Sheriff II Spencer Allen Englett
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Cause: Duty related illness
Sergeant Steven Lawrence Licon
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 6, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Justin Richard DeRosier
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Sunday, April 14, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kyle David Olinger
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, April 18, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Eugene Wynn, Jr.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, MN
EOW: Friday, April 19, 2019
Cause: Drowned
Special Agent in Charge Liquat A. "Leo" Khan
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
K9 Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon
Mooresville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 4, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert McKeithen
Biloxi Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, May 5, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Sanibel Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Constable Willie Houston "Hoot" West
Lowndes County Constable's Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, May 9, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer William Ray Buechner, Jr.
Auburn Police Division, AL
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jesus Marrero-MartÃnez
Manatà Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, May 25, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Seminole Police Department, TR
EOW: Thursday, May 30, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Steven Dewayne Whitstine
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, May 30, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Wayne Mark Neidenberg
Lakeshire Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer William James Leahy
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Albert Ramirez Castaneda, Jr.
Grand Prairie Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, June 7, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Esmeralda Ponce Ramirez
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 9, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant David Jones Fitzpatrick
The Colony Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, June 10, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Julius Jamal "Jay" Dailey
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Steven James Brown
Port St. Lucie Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Friday, June 14, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2019
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrol Officer John David Hetland
Racine Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, June 17, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Tara Christina O'Sullivan
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Jerry Louis Smith, Jr.
Nebraska State Patrol, NE
EOW: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Corporal Jose Luis "Speedy" Espericueta, Jr.
Mission Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael Vincent Langsdorf
North County Police Cooperative, MO
EOW: Sunday, June 23, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Fulton County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Andrea Renee Jacqueline Rainer
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 29, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Carlos A. Ramirez
Kendall County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Jailer Michaela Elizabeth Smith
Murray County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Cause: Training accident
Police Officer John Ralph Anderson, IV
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, July 4, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Cause: Duty related illness
Conservation Officer Shannon Lee "Opie" Barron
Red Lake Nation Conservation Department, TR
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Nicolas Blane Dixon
Hall County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, July 8, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Stone County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Christopher Cranston
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 21, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 27, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Pedro J. RodrÃguez-Mateo
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2019
Cause: Assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Cause: Assault
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, August 12, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Stephanie Schreurs
Lyon County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, August 23, 2019
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte
Kinney County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 23, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 24, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Undersheriff Stephen B. McLoud
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 9, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, September 16, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 19, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Captain Vincent N. Liberto, Jr.
Mandeville Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, September 20, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Hulsey
Meade County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Friday, September 27, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, September 27, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Brian Charles Mulkeen
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 29, 2019
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Border Patrol Agent Robert Hotten
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Friday, October 11, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Ryan Jones
Falls County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, October 11, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 12, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Otto Allmendinger
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, MT
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Cause: Assault
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, November 1, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Lemoore Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 2, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Interim Police Chief Michael Knapp
Lynden Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, November 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Makeem Ritrell Brooks
Northampton County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, November 14, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Reece
Cheatham County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, November 15, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Investigator Cecil Dwayne Ridley
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rasheen P. McClain
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff John "Big John" Williams, Sr.
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Maureen M. O'Flaherty
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Master-at-Arms Oscar J. Temores
United States Navy Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, November 30, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Cause: Explosion
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 6, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Chief Vincent A. DeMarino
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, December 6, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Stephen Paul Carr
Fayetteville Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, December 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Christopher Charles Lewis Brewster
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Nassau Bay Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Constable Eula Ray "Raye" Hawkins
Panola County Constable's Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 2019
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chief Deputy Bobby Wayne Jacobs
Knott County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, December 16, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Private First Class Michael Shawn Latu
Marion County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Jose Humberto Meza
Burnet Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
San Antonio Independent School District Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Charles Pfluger
San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Hendersonville Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, December 30, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Jerry Clyde Singleton
Fairfield Glade Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson
Panola County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 2019
Cause: Duty related illness
BNSF Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Fairfax County Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, February 22, 2019
Cause: Duty related illness
Paulding County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, July 19, 2019
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2019
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 25, 2019
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Thursday, October 10, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Davis County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Cause: Struck by vehicle
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
