Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 56

  • 9/11 related illness 3
  • Assault 2
  • Automobile crash 3
  • COVID19 2
  • Drowned 1
  • Gunfire 35
  • Heart attack 2
  • Motorcycle crash 2
  • Struck by train 2
  • Struck by vehicle 4

Total Deaths by State

  • California 3
  • Colorado 1
  • Connecticut 2
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 4
  • Illinois 3
  • Indiana 3
  • Kentucky 2
  • Louisiana 1
  • Maryland 1
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Michigan 3
  • Minnesota 2
  • Montana 1
  • New Jersey 2
  • New Mexico 1
  • New York 3
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Pennsylvania 1
  • Puerto Rico 1
  • Railroad Police 3
  • Rhode Island 1
  • South Carolina 2
  • Tennessee 2
  • Texas 3
  • U.S. Government 3
  • Virginia 2
Investigator Otis John Whan | Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, Illinois
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, Illinois

Investigator Otis John Whan

Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, IL

EOW: Tuesday, January 16, 1951

Cause: Drowned

Officer John V. Mills | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Officer John V. Mills

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA

EOW: Friday, January 16, 1970

Cause: Assault

Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez | United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash