Virginia State Police
Captain John Gregory Blankenship
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Lieutenant Pilot Henry John "Jay" Cullen, III
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 2017
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Pilot Berke Morgan Matthew Bates
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 2017
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Michael Timothy Walter
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, May 27, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper II Chad Phillip Dermyer
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 2016
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper II Nathan-Michael William Smith
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, September 21, 2015
Cause: Automobile crash
Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, October 5, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, June 24, 2011
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cause: Drowned
Senior Trooper Robert A. Hill, Sr.
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, November 24, 2006
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2006
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Cause: Vehicular assault
Senior Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Trooper II Daniel Lee Williams
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1999
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper II Jessica Jean Cheney
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1998
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper II Gregory Patton Fleenor
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1988
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, March 17, 1987
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Alexander McKie Cochran, III
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1987
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 1984
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Rodney Dean Grimes
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, October 10, 1983
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1981
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Garland West Fisher, Jr.
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, November 15, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Investigator Claude Everett Seymour
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1975
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, June 3, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, November 5, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Trooper Donald Edward Lovelace
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, November 18, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Garland Matthew Miller
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1963
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Morris
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, March 2, 1962
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Henry Murray Brooks, Jr.
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, June 10, 1956
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Robert Louis Loder, Jr.
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1954
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, October 4, 1953
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1951
Cause: Struck by train
Investigator Wallace Monroe Simpson
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 1951
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1950
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper Joseph Benjamin Thomas
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1950
Cause: Aircraft accident
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper William Hawthorne Andrews
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, October 3, 1946
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper William Stafford Tinsley
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, September 5, 1942
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Wednesday, February 19, 1941
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Clarence Lemuel Maynard
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Saturday, September 9, 1939
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Charles William Puckett
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1938
Cause: Duty related illness
Inspector William Raymond Thompson
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Monday, September 23, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
Inspector Charles Bazil Bullock
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Thursday, February 15, 1934
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Monday, August 18, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Monday, March 11, 1929
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Friday, January 11, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 61
- Aircraft accident 4
- Automobile crash 14
- COVID19 1
- Drowned 1
- Duty related illness 1
- Gunfire 19
- Motorcycle crash 4
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by train 1
- Struck by vehicle 9
- Vehicle pursuit 5
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- January 7
- February 7
- March 6
- April 2
- May 2
- June 7
- July 2
- August 7
- September 6
- October 7
- November 5
- December 3
By Gender
- Male 59
- Female 2
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 4
- Assault 1
- Fire 1
- Gunfire 1
- Heatstroke 1
Predecessor Agencies