Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 76

  • 9/11 related illness 2
  • Aircraft accident 2
  • Assault 2
  • Automobile crash 9
  • Drowned 4
  • Exposure to toxins 1
  • Gunfire 37
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Heart attack 3
  • Motorcycle crash 3
  • Stabbed 3
  • Struck by streetcar 1
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 4
  • Training accident 1
  • Vehicle pursuit 2

Total Deaths by State

  • Arizona 1
  • Arkansas 4
  • California 3
  • Colorado 3
  • District of Columbia 1
  • Florida 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 4
  • Kentucky 1
  • Louisiana 2
  • Maryland 1
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Michigan 1
  • Minnesota 2
  • Mississippi 1
  • Missouri 1
  • New Jersey 3
  • New York 6
  • North Carolina 2
  • North Dakota 1
  • Ohio 7
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Oregon 1
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • Railroad Police 3
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 2
  • Texas 6
  • U.S. Government 3
  • Virginia 3
  • Washington 2
  • Wisconsin 1

Patrolman George Ruthven

Westchester County Parkway Police Department, NY

EOW: Monday, July 5, 1954

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Guard J. T. McAteer

Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, SC

EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1977

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Jody S. Dye

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH

EOW: Friday, July 5, 1985

Cause: Struck by vehicle