West Virginia State Police
First Sergeant Joseph George Portaro
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, March 14, 2016
Cause: Heart attack
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, August 31, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Trooper Douglas Wayne Bland
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1999
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Charles Matthew Turner
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, April 4, 1996
Cause: Aircraft accident
Senior Trooper Larry Gene Hacker
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, April 9, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper First Class James Thomas Brammer
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper William Howard Phillips
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1987
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, July 11, 1985
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 1984
Cause: Aircraft accident
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Cause: Aircraft accident
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper First Class Thomas Dean Hercules
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, October 5, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, November 1, 1965
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal William Joseph Shrewsbury
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Saturday, September 28, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Tuesday, November 27, 1962
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, February 10, 1958
Cause: Vehicular assault
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, September 9, 1946
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1945
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, September 2, 1942
Cause: Aircraft accident
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Sunday, August 27, 1939
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Allen Henry Bennett Jeffreys
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Sunday, July 16, 1939
Cause: Vehicular assault
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, November 8, 1935
Cause: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Saturday, October 18, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 1928
Cause: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Sunday, May 1, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1926
Cause: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, June 20, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Private James Blaine Shrewsbury
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Saturday, June 3, 1922
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Sunday, August 28, 1921
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 42
- Aircraft accident 4
- Automobile crash 8
- Drowned 1
- Gunfire 19
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 1
- Motorcycle crash 5
- Vehicular assault 2
By Month
- January 3
- February 1
- March 1
- April 4
- May 2
- June 6
- July 4
- August 4
- September 4
- October 4
- November 7
- December 2
By Gender
- Male 42
- Female 0