2019 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 73
Total Deaths by Month
- January 11
- February 11
- March 8
- April 7
- May 10
- June 14
- July 8
- August 4
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 4
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 1
- California 6
- Colorado 2
- Florida 4
- Georgia 4
- Illinois 5
- Iowa 1
- Louisiana 2
- Maine 1
- Maryland 1
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 1
- Nebraska 1
- New York 3
- North Carolina 1
- Ohio 2
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Puerto Rico 3
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 8
- Tribal Police 3
- U.S. Government 3
- Utah 1
- Virginia 1
- Washington 2
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 66
- Female 7
Statistics
- Average age 43
- Average tour of duty 13 years, 10 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 15
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
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Bryan "LJ" Ryer, Jr.
Glascock County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 29, 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)
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-Martínez
Manatí 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
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
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
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
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
Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Blane Dixon
Hall County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Shannon Lee "Opie" Barron
Red Lake Nation Conservation Department, TR
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2019
Cause: Heart attack
Stone County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
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. Rodríguez-Mateo
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2019
Cause: Assault
Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Stephanie Schreurs
Lyon County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Cause: Automobile crash
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
