Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Ned Byrd

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

August 13, 2022

I pray for the families of the fallen officers. It is impossible to know why they seem to be targets. Those who do such killings have no knowledge or empathy.

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None

August 13, 2022

Rest in peace brother. My condolences to the family and agency.

Det. James Crowley RET.
NYC DEP Police

August 13, 2022

God bless him and his family and I hope they get the sob.this killing of our people in blue

Rosemary Orourke
Patriot

August 13, 2022

Rest In Peace Deputy Bryd, my sincere condolences to your family and to your K-9 partner and your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. Fair winds and following seas brother we have the watch.

TERRY F ZECH OFC RET
Department of Veteran Affairs Police Department Detroit Michigan

August 13, 2022

Rest In Peace…

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

August 13, 2022

Rest in Peace Brother

Thank you for your service and ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

Prayers for you and your family

GOD BLESS

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

August 13, 2022

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time.....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

August 13, 2022

Rest my brother, we’ll take the watch from here.

Det. Eddie Reyes
NYPD ESU

August 13, 2022

You were a hero. There will be justice for your murder. You will be missed, braveheart.

Patricia Harrison

August 13, 2022

Rest in peace brother. We have the watch from here. Thoughts and prayers for you, your family and your department.

Officer Tommy Thomason
Oklahoma National Memorial Museum Security

August 13, 2022

Lord of all, You came to Earth to show us what true love looks like. You taught us that love was about sacrifice, virtue, and service. You taught us that love means to lay down Your life for one another. For fallen officers everywhere, we thank You for their selfless example of courage and valor. We ask that You bless and keep the families and friends of these fallen officers. Wipe every tear from their eyes, Lord. Help them to heal and to move forward in a way that honors his/her memory. Amen. Deputy Byrd you will be missed but never forgotten you where a leader a rolemodle and a friend are hearts got out to your family Rest Easy My Brother knowing we will never give up the fight for you .

Officer James Yannuzzi
Wake County Sheriff's Office

August 13, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Deputy Sheriff Ned Byrd and the extended law enforcement family of the Wake County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina.



End of Watch Thursday, August 11, 2022



Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

August 13, 2022

Rest in peace Brother Ned, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD, Tulsa Police Department

August 13, 2022

Byrd family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Deputy Byrd thank you for your service to your Country, Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Rudy Jones ( Retired )
Former Res.Sgt Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Police Dept.

August 13, 2022

THANK YOU FOR SERVING ALL US US EVEN COWARDS .MAY GOD HOLD YOU NOW .PRAYERS TO YOUR FAMILY.

MIKE RAY

August 13, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Byrd, I am so very sorry to hear of your murder at the hand of a coward and I pray that justice will be served soon. I thank you for your brave service to all of us in both our military and police departments. You have led a life of service and you did not deserve to leave this earth in this manner. May God Bless you and keep you close now. My deepest condolences to your family and to the Wake County Sheriff's Office. Rest in Peace, Brother.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Hudson, FL

August 13, 2022

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF BYRD, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF DEPUTY SHERIFF BYRD. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service

August 13, 2022

Rest in peace Deputy Byrd. Thank you Sir for your service and sacrifice. May God bless and comfort your immediate family and fellow colleagues.

Former reserve Deputy ( OCSO) FL Eddie A
Osceola county Sheriff's office

August 13, 2022

As we reflect on the life of Deputy Byrd please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. This senseless act on another human being is beyond reasons we will never understand. Deputy Byrd was a good friend to many and to those who knew him he was a genuine guy who would do anything for anyone at anytime in need. We say good bye for now and will not stop until the person or persons responsible are brought to justice if justice hasn't found them first.
Our Wake County family is in distraught over this tragic loss and we are hurting to the core once again after losing another Deputy in the line of duty.
Thank you for the opportunity to reflect and share as we morn our fallen hero Deputy Ned Byrd, Rest in peace brother.

Master Deputy D.L Smith
Wake County Sheriff's Office

August 13, 2022

Rest easy brother, we have the watch.

Retired Officer Rob McNiff
Roanoke City, Va. Police

August 13, 2022

RIP Deputy Sheriff Bryd. Thank you for your service to the Country and the citizens of Wake County

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

August 13, 2022

I am sad to learn of the passing of a Brother and Hero in Deputy Sheriff Ned Byrd. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver Blessings, Comfort and Peace to his Family, Friends and all Members of the Wake County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

August 13, 2022

God bless your soul, Deputy Byrd. You will not be forgotten. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and will to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness and commitment to which you were so selflessly dedicated. You were the best humanity has to offer. Your good deeds and sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port (Retired)
CHP, Valley Division MAIT

August 12, 2022

Rest easy brother. You did not deserve this. God bless you and thank you for your service. We will take it from here.

Officer C.A. Hagler
Knightdale Police Department, NC

August 12, 2022