Metropolitan Police Department
Investigator Wayne Ellis David
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Senior Police Officer Keith D. Williams, Sr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, June 4, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Sergeant Mark Randall Eckenrode
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, April 6, 2020
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Paul Michael Dittamo
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Gerard Walter Burke, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer James C. McBride
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Cause: Duty related illness
Reserve Sergeant Joseph Pozell
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Cause: Heart attack
Officer Thomas Franklin Hamlette, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 1998
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer Robert Louis Johnson, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1997
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Oliver Wendell Smith, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1997
Cause: Gunfire
Master Patrol Officer Brian T. A. Gibson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1997
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, June 3, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, October 9, 1995
Cause: Gunfire
Officer James Madison McGee, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1995
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sergeant Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Ernest Carlyle Ricks, III
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 16, 1989
Cause: Heart attack
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, December 14, 1987
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1987
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, August 4, 1986
Cause: Drowned
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, January 29, 1985
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1983
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, December 15, 1982
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, September 14, 1982
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, September 20, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, March 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 1972
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, September 25, 1972
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Jerry Wayne Morris
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, November 30, 1969
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, July 14, 1969
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, July 14, 1969
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, November 15, 1968
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer Stephen Acheson Williams
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, July 2, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Lawrence Lewellyn Dorsey
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, February 2, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Gilbert Moral Silvia
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1967
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1967
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, March 23, 1966
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, December 27, 1965
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1964
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, January 24, 1964
Cause: Gunfire
Officer David Clark Higginbotham
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1963
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, March 20, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant James Roche
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1962
Cause: Heart attack
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1960
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Officer Donald Joseph Brereton
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1960
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1959
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, November 13, 1958
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 1953
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, December 2, 1948
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, December 13, 1946
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, November 1, 1946
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, September 1, 1946
Cause: Vehicular assault
Officer William J. Weston, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, March 4, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, February 15, 1942
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, August 19, 1940
Cause: Accidental
Sergeant Charles F. Cummins, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 1940
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1940
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1939
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1938
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1938
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detective Sergeant Paul W. Jones
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, March 14, 1936
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1936
Cause: Fall
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, December 28, 1934
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, September 24, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, June 6, 1930
Cause: Accidental
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 1929
Cause: Struck by streetcar
Officer Edgar Preston Alexander
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, November 16, 1929
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1929
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, April 18, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Officer John Francis McAuliffe
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1929
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, October 14, 1928
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 1928
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, September 28, 1926
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 9, 1926
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, November 30, 1925
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, August 28, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, October 17, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1923
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 1922
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, October 20, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, February 21, 1921
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant James E. Armstrong
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Home Defense Officer Isaac B. Halbfinger
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Harry Wilson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, July 21, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, October 25, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Officer John Frederick Jeffries
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Officer Joseph Presley Marcus Barker
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, October 10, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, July 11, 1918
Cause: Fall
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, March 2, 1915
Cause: Bicycle accident
Officer William Charles Farquhar
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, October 22, 1913
Cause: Animal related
Crossing Policeman Eugene Calvin Smith
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1910
Cause: Fall
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, March 5, 1909
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, November 9, 1908
Cause: Animal related
Sergeant Frederick M. "Fritz" Passau
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, May 17, 1899
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, November 27, 1891
Cause: Stabbed
Officer Adolphus C. Constantine
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, September 10, 1891
Cause: Drowned
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, November 5, 1889
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, September 9, 1884
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, August 20, 1874
Cause: Heart attack
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1871
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 130
- Accidental 2
- Aircraft accident 2
- Animal related 2
- Automobile crash 9
- Bicycle accident 1
- COVID19 1
- Drowned 3
- Duty related illness 7
- Fall 3
- Gunfire 61
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 8
- Heart attack 5
- Motorcycle crash 11
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by streetcar 1
- Struck by vehicle 3
- Vehicle pursuit 3
- Vehicular assault 7
By Month
- January 8
- February 14
- March 10
- April 7
- May 14
- June 10
- July 12
- August 10
- September 9
- October 12
- November 11
- December 13
By Gender
- Male 129
- Female 1
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2
- Gunfire 1
- Heatstroke 1