Officer Down
The cases span more than four decades and include the murders of Palm Springs Officers Jose Vega and Lesley Zerebny and Sacramento Officer Tara O’Sullivan
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies Mason Acheson, a SWAT sniper, and Parker Perry, a K-9 deputy, died after being shot near Spangle; they both leave behind their wives and young children
Lakewood Officer Nic Graham was killed by a suspect who opened fire as officers boarded an RTD bus; the suspect was fatally shot in the shootout
Spokane County Deputy Parker Perry and Deputy Mason Acheson were shot as they tried to break down the door of a home where a woman reported being shot by her brother
Officer Thomas Denton, who joined LAPD in 2006, died while training with the dive team
One Spokane County deputy died and the other remained on life support so his organs can be donated; both were struck by gunfire while trying to breach the door of a home
Lincoln County Deputy Ryan Terpsma was killed and a Eureka Police Department officer was wounded during the response; Terpsma joined the sheriff’s office in May 2026
Logan County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Caden Mullins was killed in the collision; a passenger in the cruiser was airlifted to receive medical treatment
Rodney Hinton Jr. fatally struck retired Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson as he worked a traffic detail; Hinton Jr. had watched bodycam video showing the fatal OIS of his son hours before the incident
Officer Hector Rodriguez III was shot 12 times during the Oct. 10 gunfire that killed Officer Shane Sieber
Fort Worth Police Brian Gentry had been employed by the city as an officer since 2004; He was assigned to the fugitive unit as a U.S. Marshals Service task force officer
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