Officers Killed on This Day in History

Select a Day in History

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 68

  • Assault 1
  • Automobile crash 1
  • COVID19 2
  • Gunfire 42
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 3
  • Heart attack 6
  • Motorcycle crash 4
  • Stabbed 2
  • Struck by vehicle 1
  • Vehicle pursuit 1
  • Vehicular assault 5

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 2
  • Arizona 1
  • Arkansas 1
  • California 2
  • Colorado 1
  • District of Columbia 2
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 2
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 2
  • Kentucky 6
  • Louisiana 1
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Mississippi 2
  • Missouri 5
  • Montana 1
  • Nebraska 1
  • Nevada 1
  • New York 3
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 2
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Pennsylvania 4
  • Puerto Rico 2
  • Railroad Police 1
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Texas 8
  • U.S. Government 4
  • Utah 1
  • Virginia 2
  • Wisconsin 2
Deputy Sheriff Armstead Homer | United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government

Deputy Sheriff Armstead Homer

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US

EOW: Saturday, May 16, 1891

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy John Pullano | Monroe County Sheriff's Office, New York
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, New York

Deputy John Pullano

Monroe County Sheriff's Office, NY

EOW: Thursday, May 16, 1957

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Trooper Tommy E. Kendall | Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi

Trooper Tommy E. Kendall

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS

EOW: Monday, May 16, 1966

Cause: Gunfire

Officer John L. Suchodolsky | United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, U.S. Government
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, U.S. Government

Officer John L. Suchodolsky

United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, US

EOW: Monday, May 16, 1977

Cause: Assault

Officer Ching Kok
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government

Officer Ching Kok "CK" Yan

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US

EOW: Saturday, May 16, 2020

Cause: COVID19