Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 83

  • 9/11 related illness 2
  • Assault 4
  • Automobile crash 6
  • COVID19 8
  • Duty related illness 2
  • Explosion 1
  • Gunfire 44
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 4
  • Heart attack 2
  • Motorcycle crash 3
  • Struck by vehicle 2
  • Vehicle pursuit 2
  • Vehicular assault 3

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 4
  • Arizona 1
  • Arkansas 1
  • California 3
  • Colorado 2
  • Florida 3
  • Georgia 5
  • Hawaii 1
  • Illinois 3
  • Iowa 3
  • Kansas 2
  • Kentucky 4
  • Maine 1
  • Maryland 2
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Mississippi 1
  • Missouri 5
  • Montana 1
  • New York 11
  • Ohio 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Railroad Police 1
  • South Dakota 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Texas 10
  • U.S. Government 4
  • Virginia 1
  • Washington 2
  • West Virginia 1
  • Wisconsin 1
Sheriff John McCargue | Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky
Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky

Sheriff John McCargue

Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, KY

EOW: Sunday, September 13, 1891

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Hubert Staats | La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin
La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin

Deputy Hubert Staats

La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, WI

EOW: Tuesday, September 13, 1927

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Detective Ed Jones | Houston Police Department, Texas
Houston Police Department, Texas

Detective Ed Jones

Houston Police Department, TX

EOW: Friday, September 13, 1929

Cause: Gunfire

Major Joseph LeBlanc | Portage County Sheriff's Department, Ohio
Portage County Sheriff's Department, Ohio

Major Joseph LeBlanc

Portage County Sheriff's Department, OH

EOW: Monday, September 13, 1976

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Shad Eugene Hammond | Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Sergeant Shad Eugene Hammond

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX

EOW: Monday, September 13, 2021

Cause: COVID19

Deportation Officer Roberto Carlos Cantu | United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Government

Deportation Officer Roberto Carlos Cantu

United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, US

EOW: Monday, September 13, 2021

Cause: COVID19