Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Leaders have a duty to prepare their officers and protect their families — because when tragedy strikes, there may be no second chance
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This could be the year we finally drop below 100 line-of-duty deaths — a goal many once believed was out of reach
D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Terry Bennett was struck by a vehicle while he was working to assist a stranded motorist
Uxbridge Police Department Officer Stephen Laporta was fatally struck while helping a driver in a broken-down vehicle
Caldwell County Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong attempted to arrest a suspect he had escorted out of the club when he was shot; he returned fire before collapsing
“Even one officer fatality is too many, and our ultimate goal is to have none. But we’re heartened by any decrease in those numbers,” said Bill Alexander, CEO of the NLEOMF
Deputy Justin Mowery, 30, of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, died while attempting to stop a motorcycle that refused to pull over
Corporal Marcial Rodriguez had served with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office for more than 25 years
Cpl. Matthew “Ty” Snook is credited with protecting civilians during the deadly attack; he leaves behind his wife and 1-year-old daughter
Cpl. Matthew “Ty” Snook, 34, was fatally shot while working an overtime assignment and is credited with pushing a civilian to safety before being struck again
The trooper was working an overtime assignment at the reception desk when the 44-year-old gunman walked in, approached the trooper and fired, state police said
Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, was struck and killed in Tacoma while she was investigating a two-vehicle collision; one of two drivers who struck her fled the scene
Spalding County Deputy Joe Crumpton died at a hospital after nearly an hour of lifesaving efforts
Jason Banegas, who pleaded guilty to murdering Hollywood Police Department Officer Yandy Chirino, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Three of the suspects have also facing trial for murder in Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le’s death; Le was killed when a suspect fired at least 20 shots into his vehicle
Kaufman Police Officer Austin Cooley was killed in a head-on crash while returning home from a shift; Cooley also served as deputy chief of South Hunt County Fire Rescue
Detective Tim Jones was 24 years old when he was shot in the head while responding to a break-in; the injury left him paralyzed
Senior Rutland City Police officers violated multiple pursuit policies, contributing to trainee Officer Jessica Ebbighausen’s death, an internal affairs investigation states
Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan was struck while on his way to work; he was thrown 20 feet and sustained a traumatic brain injury
Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino was shot and killed during a struggle with Jason Banegas in 2021; Banegas pleaded guilty to first-degree murder
Jefferson County Deputy John C. Stahl was severely injured in a rollover crash on June 7, 2004; he was a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran who served the department for 15 years
Officer Jesus Dario Corona had served the Parlier Police Department for two years as a patrol officer and a school resource officer
Joshua Rocha was convicted of murdering North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez; he has been sentenced to death by lethal injection
Apache Junction PD Officer Gabriel Facio died six days after being shot in the face by a traffic stop suspect armed with a handgun
Michael Halberstam succumbed to injuries he sustained in the shootout, during which he fatally shot Indian River County Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow
Indian River Deputy Terri Mashkow was shot and killed during an eviction notice service; two other people, a deputy and a locksmith on scene for the eviction, were injured
Alhambra Police Department Officer Alec Sanders, 28, was pursuing a suspect when the suspect vehicle crashed into his cruiser
Eddie Pernell Jones pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement causing death and other charges in the 2023 death of Trooper Aaron Smith as he was deploying spike strips
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