2002 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 161
Total Deaths by Month
- January 20
- February 8
- March 11
- April 8
- May 13
- June 13
- July 12
- August 17
- September 15
- October 10
- November 19
- December 15
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 4
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 5
- Arkansas 2
- California 10
- Colorado 2
- Florida 6
- Georgia 4
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 5
- Indiana 1
- Kentucky 3
- Louisiana 3
- Maryland 6
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 2
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 6
- Nebraska 1
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 2
- New York 8
- North Carolina 7
- Ohio 6
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon 3
- Pennsylvania 4
- Puerto Rico 11
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 14
- Tribal Police 2
- U.S. Government 9
- Utah 2
- Virginia 3
- Washington 3
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 146
- Female 15
Statistics
- Average age 39
- Average tour of duty 11 years, 2 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 11
Police Officer Theodore Richard Zorsky
Key Biscayne Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Robert Michael Tanner, Jr.
Muskingum County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Agent Miguel Angel Sanchez-Febo
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, January 11, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer I Rodney C. Welch
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Monday, January 14, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Bellwood Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent in Charge William Thomas Parr
United States Environmental Protection Agency - Criminal Investigations Division, US
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2002
Cause: Duty related illness
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, January 18, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Private First Class Dennis Elisha LaPage
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Bellevue Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Dennis Joseph McNamara
Upper Darby Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Master Sergeant Michael D. Harmon
Ohio Air National Guard - 178th Security Forces Squadron, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 31, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Jack David Cooper
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Larry Mack Dowdy
Coryell County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Investigator Herman Owen Scott, Jr.
Harrison County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, February 8, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Bennington Police Department, NE
EOW: Sunday, February 10, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Michael T. Scanlon
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Cause: Stabbed
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Scottsdale Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Cause: Explosion
Investigator Walter Kenneth Floyd
Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Friday, March 1, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, March 4, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez
Marion Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Keith Alan Dees
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Juvenile Corrections Officer William J. Mann
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, ID
EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Cause: Animal related
Police Officer Donald Joseph Marquez
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Adam V. Streicher
Stark County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, March 22, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause: Stabbed
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
North Carolina Marine Patrol, NC
EOW: Friday, April 5, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, April 6, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 13, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Robert Eugene Frazier, Jr.
Charlottesville Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, April 15, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Jose Oscar Rodriguez-Reyes
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
White Settlement Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff David William March
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, April 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Stephen Edward Davenport
Limestone County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 2, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kristin Marie Pataki
Maryland-National Capital Park Police - Montgomery County Division, MD
EOW: Saturday, May 4, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Border Patrol Agent Roberto Javier Duran
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Julie Rochelle Jacks
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Kay Carolyn Gregory
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, May 10, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Jaime Primera Rodriguez
Andrews Department of Public Safety, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 16, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frankie Lynn Betterton
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Friday, May 17, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey, III
Plumstead Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 18, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Earl Phelps
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Monday, May 20, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Marine Deputy Thomas Ernest Rice
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Thursday, May 23, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
Officer Kirk Robert Huffstetler
Portland Police Bureau, OR
EOW: Sunday, May 26, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert James Taylor, Sr.
Chippewa Cree Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Monday, May 27, 2002
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff Jefferson Hancock Davis
Columbia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, May 30, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper First Class Jimmie Harold White, II
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Saturday, June 1, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Correctional Officer James Grover Henderson, Jr.
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Monday, June 3, 2002
Cause: Assault
Liberty County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Daniel James Clark, Sr.
Prichard Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Agent Juan Carlos Nieves-Ramos
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chandler Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Jon Clifton Cook
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Trooper Michael Joseph Rao
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Shane Ronald Bennett
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Richard Anthony Herzog
King County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Saturday, June 22, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Joseph Tarsia
Broome County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Thursday, July 4, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Kenneth Jeffrey Johnson
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Code Enforcement Officer Edmond J. "Skipper" Songy, Jr.
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
San Fernando Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sergeant Anthony Scott Futrell
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
Boone Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Ashley, Sr.
Chowan County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Ann Marie Guinta
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Robert Galen Etter, Jr.
Hobart / Lawrence Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Hobart / Lawrence Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Eagle Lake Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson
Hazel Park Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, July 28, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Melissa Jayne Schmidt
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Christopher Wayne Russell
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Renee Danell Azure
Union County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Park Ranger Kristopher William Eggle
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Eric Bradford Taylor
Massillon Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, US
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Scott T. Stewart, IV
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 11, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kevin William Schultz
Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, August 17, 2002
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Crystal Deneen Sheffield
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 22, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Mauldin
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, August 24, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Steven E. Graham
Barrington-Inverness Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Mary Lynn Beall
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Disdale O. Enton
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Cause: Duty related illness
Prince George's County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Elizabeth Licera Magruder
Prince George's County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael Janson Barwick
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, August 31, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Alan Anderson
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Monday, September 2, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Carroll County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, September 3, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Officer James Howard Olterman
Colorado Department of Natural Resources - Parks and Wildlife Division, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US
EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Conrad Sudario Gernale
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 6, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, September 7, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant John Thomas Hart, Sr.
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 9, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Beryl Wayne Scott, Jr.
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Master Officer Charles Radford Paul, III
Raleigh Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Morris L. Taylor
Douglas County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Cause: Struck by train
Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 22, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Edward Norman Dare
Iron County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Michael Robert Scofield
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Agent Wilbert Rodriguez-Sepulveda
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Vernon M. Seals
Truesdale Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Damacio S. Montano
Valencia County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Harry Marvin "Marty" Steinfeldt, III
Ferris Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Larry DeWayne Lee
Moss Point Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 2002
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Sergeant Eric Jason Autobee
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Friday, October 18, 2002
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Patrick Lee Metzler
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Senior Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Senior Patrol Agent Catherine Mary Hill
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, October 25, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Cheektowaga Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer James A. Shields
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, November 8, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Russell L. Wiles, Jr.
Elloree Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, November 9, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Joseph James Sepp, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, November 10, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Master Sergeant Michael Anthony Andrews
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Monday, November 11, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Tallahassee Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Corrections Officer David Hiram Bowser, Jr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, November 18, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
West Jordan Police Department, UT
EOW: Monday, November 18, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer James C. Hesterberg
Alaska Department of Corrections, AK
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer David Frank Mobilio
Red Bluff Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Summerville Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Marion Eugene Wright, II
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Cause: Vehicular assault
Investigator Donald R. Johnston
El Monte Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 22, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Dean Jones
Pender County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Christopher Michael Van Krevelen
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Lawrence Michael Jupin
Westminster Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff David Alan Powell
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 30, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper I Christopher Scott Scales
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff George Monroe Selby
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Sergeant Shannon Douglas Russell
Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, December 5, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Jailer Howard E. "Buck" Callis
Trimble County Jail, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief Deputy Sheriff Sharon Joann Barnes
Dent County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming, KY
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Richard Wallace Martin
Howland Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Park Ranger James Royce Pitney
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, OH
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Cause: Accidental
Park Ranger Thomas Patrick O'Hara
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002
Cause: Aircraft accident
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Christopher Robert Betts
East Point Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 22, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Ray Franks
Houston County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 23, 2002
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Detective Kenneth Scott Schiller
Colton Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 2002
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Joseph John McGarry
Myrtle Beach Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
McLoud Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Cause: Gunfire
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, April 1, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
