2013 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 136
- 9/11 related illness 20
- Aircraft accident 1
- Automobile crash 26
- Boating accident 1
- Bomb 1
- Drowned 2
- Duty related illness 3
- Electrocuted 1
- Fall 4
- Fire 1
- Gunfire 34
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 14
- Motorcycle crash 5
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by vehicle 8
- Training accident 2
- Vehicle pursuit 3
- Vehicular assault 6
Total Deaths by Month
- January 9
- February 13
- March 11
- April 12
- May 16
- June 7
- July 8
- August 9
- September 16
- October 9
- November 10
- December 16
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 3
- Alaska 2
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 6
- California 10
- Colorado 2
- Florida 4
- Georgia 3
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 1
- Iowa 1
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 4
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 7
- Nevada 1
- New Mexico 1
- New York 26
- North Carolina 2
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 2
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 4
- Puerto Rico 2
- South Carolina 2
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 12
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 14
- Utah 1
- Virginia 2
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 128
- Female 8
Statistics
- Average age 44
- Average tour of duty 15 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 22
Agent Mayra Del Carmen Ramírez-Barreto
Puerto Rico Department of Justice, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Eliezer Colón-Claussells
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Kevin Andrew Tonn
Galt Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Traci L. Tack-Czajkowski
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Detective Tommy L. Merriweather
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Friday, January 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Frederick Albert Riggenbach
Chitimacha Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Craig L. Capolino
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer William Michael McGary
Conway Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, February 1, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, February 1, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Patricia A. Parete
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Public Safety Officer Keith Lawrence
University of Southern California Department of Public Safety, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 3, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Billy Ray Grimsley
Portsmouth Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, February 3, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Michael Daniel Crain
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Jeremiah Alan MacKay
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joshua Phillip Lynaugh
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Senior Officer Specialist Eric Williams
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Monday, February 25, 2013
Cause: Stabbed
Sergeant Loran Lee "Butch" Baker, Jr.
Santa Cruz Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Elizabeth Chase Butler
Santa Cruz Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Sebastian County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Saturday, March 2, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Village Public Safety Officer Thomas O. Madole
Alaska State Troopers - Village Public Safety Officers, AK
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Executive Director Thomas Lynn Clements
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Enterprise Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Fifth Judicial District Drug Task Force, AR
EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 2013
Cause: Aircraft accident
Correctional Officer Brandon Elliot Kountz
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, April 4, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Nathaniel Holland, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, April 5, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Hans Jacob Fifer
Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Monday, April 8, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr.
Barwick Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Donald E. Bishop
Town of Brookfield Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Assistant Warden Peggy L. Sylvester
Opelousas Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 14, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Sean Allen Collier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Chad Christian Key
Grayson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Douglas Leon Hanna
Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Master Deputy Sheriff Joseph "Shane" Robbins
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, April 26, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Larry Dale Candelari
Pasadena Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 26, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Detective Charles John Wassil, Jr.
Peekskill Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Patrolman William Jerome "Jerry" McCarthy, IV
Shenango Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Kevin Wayne Denner
Littleton Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Special Agent Christopher William Lorek
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, May 17, 2013
Cause: Training accident
Special Agent Stephen Palmer Shaw
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, May 17, 2013
Cause: Training accident
Police Officer Daryl Michael Raetz
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Eugene Causey
Horry County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Cause: Fire
Police Officer Anthony DeJesus
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 24, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Jason Scott Ellis
Bardstown Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 25, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 26, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Scott County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Friday, May 31, 2013
Cause: Drowned
Wildlife Officer Joel Lee Campora
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Friday, May 31, 2013
Cause: Drowned
Trooper Sean Michael O'Connell, Jr.
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Friday, May 31, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Nicholas G. Finelli
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 8, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Lieutenant Stanley Lewis Klingenschmidt
Southern Pines Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William Jason Sprague
Texarkana Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent James Terry Watson
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, June 21, 2013
Cause: Stabbed
Forest City Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Cause: Electrocuted
Deputy Sheriff Steven George Netherland
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, June 24, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Lance Allen "Lou" McLean
Hood County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 29, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer II Rodney Renee Thomas
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Leonard Robert Luna, Jr.
Hawthorne Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 8, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Robert Layden Hornsby
Killeen Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 14, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Bruce Daniel Jacob
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer David Lee VanBuskirk
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Cause: Fall
Trooper Winston I. Martindale, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Cause: Fall
Special Agent Robert T. Williams
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, August 5, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
McCracken County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Jorge Luis "JL" Garcia
Pharr Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer I Ivorie Gerhard Klusmann
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Francis Thomas Pitone
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Jonathan R. "Russ" Long
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer I Jason L. Schneider
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Draper Police Department, UT
EOW: Sunday, September 1, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Carthage Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Staff Sergeant Todd James Lobraico, Jr.
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Somerset Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 7, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Trooper Paul Kenyon Butterfield, II
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Monday, September 9, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff David E. Allford
Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Jamie Daniel Buenting
Rockwell City Police Department, IA
EOW: Friday, September 13, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Steven John Tursellino
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 13, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Rodney Wayne Jones
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness
South Londonderry Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness
Investigator Michael Dale Stockwell
Orange Beach Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, September 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jon Steven Coutchie
Laguna Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Investigator Thomas J. Graham, Jr.
New York State Environmental Conservation Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
United States Department of Defense - Naval Station Newport Police Department, US
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Billy F. "Bubba" Kennedy
Upton County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Joseph Michael Peters
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Cause: Bomb
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Patrick E. Hill
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Eupora Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 25, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Senior Police Officer Robert A. Bingaman
Asheville Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Casey Joseph Kohlmeier
Pontiac Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Chief Steven K. Fleming
Gainesville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, November 1, 2013
Cause: Fall
Reserve Officer Robert A. Libke
Oregon City Police Department, OR
EOW: Monday, November 4, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, PA
EOW: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Phenix City Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, November 10, 2013
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Supervisor Michael Clifton Baskett
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Joseph C. Antwine
Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Friday, November 29, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Sandoval County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Friday, December 6, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Bell County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Petty Officer Travis Raymond Obendorf
United States Coast Guard, US
EOW: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Cause: Boating accident
Deputy Sheriff Clinton H. Frazier
Union County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Sergeant Investigator Fredrich Adam Sowders
Burleson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Jeffrey Hugh Bryant
Centre Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Investigator II Cuauhtemoc "Temo" Estrada
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, IL
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Carey Deckard, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 20, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Cheryl D. Johnson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 22, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Monday, December 23, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness
Sergeant Kevin Gale Stauffer, Jr.
Tupelo Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, December 23, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Wayne Meyst
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2013
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Louis J. Balsamo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 30, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Homeland Security - United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, US
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Cause: Fall
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Cause: Heatstroke
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Cause: Duty related illness
Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Friday, November 1, 2013
Cause: Struck by vehicle