Honoring the Fallen From 2019

May 14, 2020
To those and the families that have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, we thank you. Names provided by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Officer Joseph William Shinners

Provo Police Department (Utah)

January 5, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Dale James Woods

Colerain Township Police Department (Ohio)

January 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Officer Clayton Joel Townsend

Salt River Police Department (Arizona)

January 8, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Officer Chatéri Alyse Payne

Shreveport Police Department (Louisiana)

January 9, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Natalie Becky Corona

Davis Police Department (California)

January 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Christopher James Lambert

Illinois State Police (Illinois)

January 12, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Sergeant WyTasha Lamar Carter

Birmingham Police Department (Alabama)

January 13, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Norman D. Merkel

United States Marshals Service

January 16, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Ray Elwin Horn, III

Comal County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

January 17, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Officer Kenneth Xavier Domenech

New York Police Department

January 19, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Officer Sean Paul Tuder

Mobile Police Department (Alabama)

January 20, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Robert Earl "Bo" McCallister

Susquehanna Township Police Department (Pennsylvania)

January 20, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Joseph M. Roman

New York Police Department

January 28, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Deputy Joshua Bryan "LJ" Ryer, Jr.

Glascock County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)

January 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Community Supervision Officer Russell Dean Salazar

Kendall County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Texas)

January 31, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Corporal Shane Michael Totty

Baton Rouge Police Department (Louisiana)

February 1, 2019

Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash

Detective William Lee Brewer, Jr.

Clermont County Sheriff's Office (Ohio)

February 2, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Donna Marie Doss

United States Border Patrol

February 2, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Trooper Lucas Bartley Dowell

Virginia State Police

February 4, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Matthew John Rittner

Milwaukee Police Department (Wisconsin)

February 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Brian P. Simonsen

New York Police Department

February 12, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Chief David Paul Hewitt

Rising Sun Police Department (Indiana)

February 13, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Agent Alfred Sanyet-Pérez

Puerto Rico Police Department

February 15, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Steven Gaspare Greco

Miccosukee Tribal Police Department (Florida)

February 16, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Lieutenant Daniel Duane Hinton

Florida Highway Patrol

February 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Undersheriff Monty Thomas Johnson

Pawnee County Sheriff's Office (Oklahoma)

February 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Sergeant Brian Keith Crain

Jenks Police Department (Oklahoma)

February 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Nicholas Scott Galinger

Chattanooga Police Department (Tennessee)

February 24, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Steven Billie Hinkle

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)

February 26, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Nathan Hayden Heidelberg

Midland Police Department (Texas)

March 5, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Jacob Howard Keltner

McHenry County Sheriff's Office (Illinois)

March 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Gregory V. Melita

New York Police Department

March 9, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Corporal Daniel H. Groves

Colorado State Patrol

March 13, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Detective Philip T. Perry

New York Police Department

March 14, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Deputy Ryan Shane Thompson

Kittitas County Sheriff's Office (Washington)

March 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Paul Thomas Rutherford

Phoenix Police Department (Arizona)

March 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Officer Michael Edmund Teel

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

March 21, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Deputy Peter John Herrera

El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

March 24, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story

Illinois State Police

March 28, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Trooper Gerald Wayne Ellis

Illinois State Police

March 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Detective Benjamin James Campbell

Maine State Police

April 3, 2019

Cause of Death: Accidental

Deputy Spencer Allen Englett

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)

 April 4, 2019

Cause of Death: Duty-related illness

Sergeant Steven Lawrence Licon

California Highway Patrol

April 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Bryan U. McCoy

New Jersey State Police

April 6, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Detective Charles James Humphry

New York Police Department

April 10, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Deputy Justin Richard DeRosier

Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office (Washington)

April 14, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Kyle David Olinger

Montgomery County Police Department (Maryland)

April 18, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Conservation Officer Eugene Herman Wynn, Jr.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division

April 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Drowning

Lieutenant Phillip E. Panzarella

New York Police Department

April 25, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Special Agent in Charge Liquat Ali "Leo" Khan

United States Army Criminal Investigation Division

April 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Officer Patrick Thomas McGovern

New York Police Department

May 2, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

K-9 Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon

Mooresville Police Department (North Carolina)

May 4, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Robert Stanton McKeithen

Biloxi Police Department (Mississippi)

May 5, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Anthony Neri

Sanibel Police Department (Florida)

May 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Trooper Matthew Elias Gatti

Tennessee Highway Patrol

May 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Constable Willie Houston "Hoot" West

Lowndes County Constable's Office (Mississippi)

May 9, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Sergeant Kelvin Bernard Ansari

Savannah Police Department (Georgia)

May 11, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer William Ray Buechner, Jr.

Auburn Police Division (Alabama)

May 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Jesus Abner Marrero-Martínez

Manatí Municipal Police Department (Puerto Rico)

May 25, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Keith A. Ferrara

New York Police Department

May 29, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Lieutenant Joseph P. Johnson

Seminole Police Department (Florida)

May 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Lieutenant Steven Dewayne Whitstine

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (Louisiana)

May 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Officer James B. Boyle

New York Police Department

May 31, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Police Chief Wayne Mark Neidenberg

Lakeshire Police Department (Missouri)

June 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Officer William James Leahy 

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

June 6, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Officer Albert Ramirez Castaneda, Jr.

Grand Prairie Police Department (Texas)

June 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Officer Esmeralda Ponce Ramirez

Los Angeles Police Department

June 9, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Sergeant David Jones Fitzpatrick

The Colony Police Department (Texas)

June 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Julius Jamal "Jay" Dailey

Monroe County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)

June 11, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Officer Steven James Brown

Port St. Lucie Police Department (Florida)

June 12, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Trooper William James Modén

Colorado State Patrol

June 14, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Officer John David Hetland

Racine Police Department (Wisconsin)

June 17, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Tara Christina O'Sullivan

Sacramento Police Department (California)

June 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Jerry Louis Smith, Jr.

Nebraska State Patrol

June 20, 2019

Cause of Death:  Vehicle crash

Corporal Jose Luis "Speedy" Espericueta, Jr.

Mission Police Department (Texas)

June 20, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Michael Vincent Langsdorf

North County Police Cooperative (Missouri)

June 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Troy Phillip Chisum

Fulton County Sheriff's Office (Illinois)

June 25, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Andrea Renee Jacqueline Rainer

New York Police Department

June 25, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Detective Luis Gustavo Alvarez

New York Police Department

June 29, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Deputy Carlos Aaron Ramirez

Kendall County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

July 2, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Corrections Officer Michaela Elizabeth Smith

Murray County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)

July 3, 2019

Cause of Death: Training accident

Officer John Ralph Anderson, IV

Metro Nashville Police Department (Tennessee)

July 4, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Conservation Officer Shannon Lee "Opie" Barron

Red Lake Nation Conservation Department (Minnesota)

July 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon

Hall County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)

July 8, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael David Stephen, Sr.

Stone County Sheriff's Office (Arkansas)

July 18, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Christopher Cranston

New York Police Department

July 20, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Deputy Benjamin Ryan Nimtz

Broward County Sheriff's Office (Florida)

July 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Detective Thomas Santoro

New York Police Department

July 21, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Officer Juan Jose Diaz

Los Angeles Police Department (California)

July 27, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective James Joseph Biello

Atlanta Police Department (Georgia)

July 28, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Corrections Officer Pedro Joel Rodríguez-Mateo

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

August 1, 2019

Cause of Death: Assault

Officer Raymond Harris

New York Police Department

August 4, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Detective April Eleanor Bird

Asbury Park Police Department (New Jersey)

August 5, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Corrections Administrator Debra Kay Porter-Johnson

Tennessee Department of Correction

August 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Assault

Sergeant Jeffrey M. Cicora

New York State Police

August 10, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr.

California Highway Patrol

August 12, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Stephanie Jean Schreurs

Lyon County Sheriff's Office (Iowa)

August 13, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Deputy Carlos J. Cammon

Orange County Sheriff's Department (California)

August 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Duty-related illness

Trooper Nicholas John Hopkins

Illinois State Police

August 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte

Kinney County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

August 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Trooper Moises Sanchez

Texas Highway Patrol

August 24, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Jeremy Allen Voyles

Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department (Mississippi)

August 28, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Undersheriff Stephen B. McLoud

Cayuga County Sheriff's Office (New York)

August 29, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Detective Joseph Paolillo

New York Police Department

September 9, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Investigator Dornell Cousette

Tuscaloosa Police Department (Alabama)

September 16, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Derrick Bishop

New York Police Department

September 19, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Captain Vincent Nat Liberto, Jr.

Mandeville Police Department (Louisiana)

September 20, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Christopher Michael Hulsey

Meade County Sheriff's Office (Kentucky)

September 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Sergeant Tracy Leslie Vickers

Florida Highway Patrol

September 27, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

September 27, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Brian Charles Mulkeen

New York Police Department

September 29, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Robert Mark Hotten

United States Border Patrol

October 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Trooper Peter Richard Stephan

Indiana State Police

October 11, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Deputy Matthew Ryan Jones

Falls County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

October 11, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Captain Albert E. Torres

Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (California)

October 12, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Jacob Otto Allmendinger

Gallatin County Sheriff's Office (Montana)

October 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Brian David Ishmael

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (California)

October 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Corrections Officer Gene Wade Lee

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (Arizona)

October 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Assault

Sergeant Joseph Brian Montijo

Chattanooga Police Department (Tennessee)

November 1, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Officer Elmer Jonathan Diaz

Lemoore Police Department (California)

November 2, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire 

Interim Police Chief Michael Franklin Knapp

Lynden Police Department (Washington)

November 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Detective Jorge Rene DelRio

Dayton Police Department (Ohio)

November 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Makeem Rictrell Brooks

Northampton County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)

November 14, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Deputy Stephen Michael Reece

Cheatham County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)

November 15, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Investigator Cecil Dwayne Ridley

Richmond County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)

November 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Rasheen Phillipe McClain

Detroit Police Department (Michigan)

November 20, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff John Arthur "Big John" Williams, Sr.

Lowndes County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)

November 23, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Maureen M. O'Flaherty

New York Police Department

November 28, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Master-at-Arms Oscar J. Temores

United States Navy Security Forces

November 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Joshua Eli Voth

Colorado Department of Corrections

December 4, 2019

Cause of Death: Explosion

Agent Billy Fred Clardy, III

Huntsville Police Department (Alabama)

December 6, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Chief Vincent A. DeMarino

New York Police Department

December 6, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Officer Stephen Paul Carr

Fayetteville Police Department (Arkansas)

December 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Christopher Charles Lewis Brewster

Houston Police Department (Texas)

December 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Joseph Alan Seals

Jersey City Police Department (New Jersey)

December 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Kaila Marie Sullivan

Nassau Bay Police Department (Texas)

December 10, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Constable Eula Ray "Raye" Hawkins

Panola County Constable's Office (Mississippi)

December 12, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Chief Deputy Bobby Wayne Jacobs

Knott County Sheriff's Office (Kentucky)

December 16, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Private First Class Michael Shawn Latu

Marion County Sheriff's Office (South Carolina)

December 17, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Sergeant Scott Johnston

New York Police Department

December 19, 2019

Cause of Death: 9/11-related illness

Officer Jose Humberto Meza

Burnet Police Department (Texas)

December 20, 2019

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Detective Clifton John Martinez

San Antonio Independent School District Police Department (Texas)

December 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Bryan Charles Pfluger

San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

December 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Deputy Cooper Andrew Dyson

Pierce County Sheriff's Department (Washington)

December 21, 2019

Cause of Death: Vehicle crash

Master Patrol Officer Spencer Daniel Bristol

Hendersonville Police Department (Tennessee)

December 30, 2019

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Deputy William Christopher Dickerson

Panola County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

December 31, 2019

Cause of Death: Gunfire

Names provided by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, NLEOMF.org.

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