Buffalo Police Department
Police Officer Craig E. Lehner
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 13, 2017
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Patricia A. Parete
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James A. Shields
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert J. McLellan
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Charles E. McDougald
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 9, 1997
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 1, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 5, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 27, 1967
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Dennis Sullivan
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 22, 1954
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 11, 1949
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1942
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 30, 1941
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 20, 1938
Cause: Heart attack
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 1938
Cause: Assault
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 3, 1937
Cause: Assault
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1936
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 23, 1934
Cause: Stabbed
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1934
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 20, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1930
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 4, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 1924
Cause: Assault
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1922
Cause: Struck by train
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1921
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 22, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Dennis J. Harrington
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 1920
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, October 20, 1919
Cause: Animal related
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 19, 1919
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 19, 1919
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, June 13, 1913
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles E. Schaeffer
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, September 6, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 1911
Cause: Electrocuted
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, October 25, 1909
Cause: Struck by train
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, October 10, 1909
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Nicholas Bernard Smith
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 7, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1903
Cause: Animal related
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 23, 1902
Cause: Struck by train
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 2, 1896
Cause: Struck by train
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 16, 1896
Cause: Struck by train
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 12, 1896
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 11, 1889
Cause: Struck by train
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1887
Cause: Structure collapse
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 51
- Animal related 2
- Assault 3
- Automobile crash 7
- Drowned 1
- Electrocuted 1
- Gunfire 17
- Heart attack 3
- Motorcycle crash 2
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by train 6
- Struck by vehicle 6
- Structure collapse 1
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- January 8
- February 7
- March 1
- April 4
- May 2
- June 3
- July 3
- August 4
- September 3
- October 8
- November 5
- December 3
By Gender
- Male 50
- Female 1
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Struck by streetcar 1