2000 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 165
- Accidental 2
- Aircraft accident 7
- Animal related 2
- Assault 3
- Automobile crash 36
- Bicycle accident 2
- Drowned 2
- Duty related illness 1
- Explosion 1
- Exposure to toxins 2
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 50
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 3
- Heart attack 8
- Motorcycle crash 11
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by vehicle 10
- Training accident 1
- Vehicle pursuit 5
- Vehicular assault 15
Total Deaths by Month
- January 16
- February 12
- March 13
- April 7
- May 13
- June 17
- July 21
- August 13
- September 16
- October 16
- November 8
- December 13
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 1
- Arizona 3
- Arkansas 2
- California 11
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 7
- Georgia 13
- Illinois 4
- Indiana 5
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 7
- Maryland 9
- Massachusetts 4
- Michigan 6
- Minnesota 2
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 5
- New Jersey 3
- New York 5
- North Carolina 5
- Ohio 4
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 3
- Puerto Rico 4
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 6
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 15
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 4
- Utah 2
- Washington 2
- West Virginia 2
- Wisconsin 4
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 158
- Female 7
Statistics
- Average age 39
- Average tour of duty 11 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 10
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Martin Hull
Greene County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer James Clinton Bryant
Broxton Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, January 3, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Staff Sergeant Clyde Almond "Tub" Merritt
Coffee County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, January 3, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer James Francis Dougherty
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Francis Duon Hemilright
Southern Shores Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, January 14, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, January 14, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Edwards County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Correctional Officer Lee Charles Dunn
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Monday, January 24, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Gary Neil Priess
DeWitt Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Larry Todd Cook
Davidson County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 27, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Middletown Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, January 28, 2000
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Wilfredo Sánchez-Santiago
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, January 28, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Friday, January 28, 2000
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Russell Myron Miller, Sr.
Chino Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer George Stefan DeSalvia
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Burton James LeBlanc
Jennings Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, February 7, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Darrell William Drehman
Parson Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
Cause: Accidental
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, LA
EOW: Thursday, February 10, 2000
Cause: Drowned
Lieutenant Thomas Sumner Rettberg
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Friday, February 11, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Sylvania Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 2000
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Officer Floyd James "Skip" Fink, Jr.
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, February 18, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Charles Floyd Trivitt
Hughes County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Monday, February 21, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Angela K. Payne
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrol Officer Michael Edward Deno
Oakland City Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, February 29, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Todd Michael Widman
Brown County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, March 2, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jamie Allen Roussey
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Rupert Holliday Peete, Jr.
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Miami-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, March 10, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant James Roger Haddock
Osceola County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2000
Cause: Animal related
Police Officer Darrell Christopher Cooper
Louisville Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer III Louis Villalobos, Jr.
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, March 17, 2000
Cause: Training accident
Deputy Sheriff Ricky Leon Kinchen
Fulton County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, March 17, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, March 21, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Nolan Williamson, Sr.
East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Friday, March 24, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, March 24, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Officer Raymond J. Curtis
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 2000
Cause: Accidental
Lance Corporal David Travis Bailey
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Jeffrey Lynn Azuar
Vallejo Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 12, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Sergeant Michael Price
New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Alcoa Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, April 20, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Kevon Malik Gavin
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, April 21, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Kentucky State Police - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, KY
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Daryle Wayne Black
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Captain Herman Eugene Harris, Sr.
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 2000
Cause: Animal related
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Park Ranger V Catherine E. Secor
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, WA
EOW: Tuesday, May 9, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Investigator Hugo Fernando Arango
Doraville Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Monday, May 15, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Tanja Brigitte King
Orlando Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, May 18, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Clarke County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer José R. Ortiz Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, May 26, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Edward R. Hoffman
Marinette County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Friday, May 26, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 28, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer William DeWayne Jones, Sr.
Austin Park Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 28, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 31, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 31, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Hampshire Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 1, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Lewis D. Jones, Jr.
Forrest City Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, June 4, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Horry County Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, June 5, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy U.S. Marshal Peter Purdy Hillman
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, June 8, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Private First Class Frank M. Fidazzo
Morgantown Police Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, June 10, 2000
Cause: Bicycle accident
Deputy Kelly Joseph Vermeersch
Huron County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, June 11, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Charles Joseph Bohlender, Jr.
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Jeff William Howey
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Corporal James Ronald Courville
St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff I Brian Keith Heller
Worcester County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Jeff Adam Moritz
Flagstaff Police Department, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jason Lee Acton
Randolph County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, June 22, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Jail Supervisor Leon Earl Egley
Randolph County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, June 22, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Steven Edward Parsons
Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 24, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, June 25, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kelmer Harwin One Feather
Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Saturday, July 1, 2000
Cause: Assault
Police Officer William Harris Williams
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, July 3, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Somerset County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer William Jay Hetrick, Jr.
Clay Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Corporal Ferris Edward Catoe, III
Camden Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Gerald Monroe Gibson
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Postal Inspector Robert Francis Jones, Jr.
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Friday, July 14, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Shynelle Marie Mason
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, July 14, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Crandon Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Joseph E. White
Rich Square Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, July 16, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, July 17, 2000
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Michael J. Dunman
Salt Lake City Police Department, UT
EOW: Monday, July 17, 2000
Cause: Bicycle accident
Deputy Sheriff Bruce Wayne Evans
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Shane Allen Britton
Cass County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, July 19, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, July 21, 2000
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Clarence Hill, IV
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
LaGrange Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 23, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Allen Brad Rogers
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, July 24, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Wallace Edward Davis
Clallam County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Monday, August 7, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert J. Stanze, II
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer Brian Thomas Gleason
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 9, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Richard George Magan
Fall River Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, August 11, 2000
Cause: Fall
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Thursday, August 17, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff I Ralph Edward Zylka
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Thursday, August 17, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident
Senior Corporal Harold Franklin Baird, Jr.
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 19, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Carlton Daniel Jenkins
Camden County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, August 28, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Thomas F. Henry, Sr.
Bel-Ridge Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Corporal Theodore Joseph "Ted" Foss
Minnesota State Patrol, MN
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Jeffrey Dean Rominger
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2000
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2000
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Kevin Curtis Crayon
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 1, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Dennis Michael Licata
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 6, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Assistant Chief Emma Mae Horton
Goodman Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, September 8, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Hamburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, September 8, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff William G. Giacomo
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Monday, September 11, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Senior Customs Inspector Richard Anthony Forde
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff William Douglas Bowman
Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Detention Officer Alvin Sherman Glenn
Richland County Detention Center, SC
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 2000
Cause: Assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, September 18, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer II Robert Joe Mata
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 19, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Edgefield County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, September 19, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Jerry Keith Stowe
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Cause: Assault
Sergeant Daniel Joseph McCarthy
Medfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Jose Manuel Ortiz
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 21, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Daniel Stanley MacClary
Hendersonville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, September 27, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William Ronald Toney
Beech Grove Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, September 29, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Bradley W. Matteson
Fort Wayne Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, October 5, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Richard Cartell Alexander
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, October 5, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Taylor Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 5, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Christopher Michael Wouters
Warren Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, October 11, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Gerald Silvestri
San Bernardino Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 14, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Kevin Joseph McCarthy
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, October 14, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, October 14, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
West Deptford Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer John W. Stem, Sr.
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, October 19, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Craven County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff John Charles Risley
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, October 23, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer II Chad Lee Elkins
New Iberia Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 28, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Ward County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 29, 2000
Cause: Stabbed
Sergeant Richard Eric Weinhold
St. Louis County Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, October 31, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Sheila Gail Pyle
Trinity County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, November 3, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Wichita Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 2000
Cause: Explosion
Police Officer Kilonzo Musili Masembwa
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, November 10, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Clayton Wayne "Scooby" Hicks, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 22, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Orlando Casado Molina
Carolina Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, November 26, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Alan Matthew Ragsdale
Hohenwald Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, November 27, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Aaron Michael Schoffstall
Vigo County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Cause: Fall
Alabama State University Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 1, 2000
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Bradford M. Erickson
Yarmouth Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, December 1, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Mark Damon Hiatt
Bryan Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 2000
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Barrett Travis Hill
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, December 4, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Eric Francis Nicholson
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Gonzales County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, December 9, 2000
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Thursday, December 14, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Whitewright Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 23, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jaison Howard Smith
Washington Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 2000
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Aubrey Wright Hawkins
Irving Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 2000
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Albert Mayfield
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, December 30, 2000
Cause: Automobile crash
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, February 12, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chesterfield County Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, June 25, 2000
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Plymouth Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 20, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
