1994 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 182
Total Deaths by Month
- January 21
- February 14
- March 12
- April 10
- May 14
- June 10
- July 11
- August 19
- September 17
- October 13
- November 22
- December 19
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 5
- Alaska 2
- Arizona 4
- California 15
- Colorado 3
- Connecticut 2
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 5
- Georgia 9
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 3
- Louisiana 2
- Maine 1
- Maryland 2
- Massachusetts 5
- Michigan 8
- Minnesota 3
- Mississippi 5
- Missouri 6
- Montana 1
- Nevada 1
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 4
- New Mexico 1
- New York 6
- North Carolina 6
- Ohio 7
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon 2
- Pennsylvania 2
- Puerto Rico 11
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 2
- Tennessee 3
- Texas 14
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 13
- Utah 4
- Virgin Islands 1
- Virginia 6
- Washington 2
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 6
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 176
- Female 6
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 9 years, 6 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 4
Wildlife Officer Estevan Ortiz Escobedo
Arizona Department of Game and Fish, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 5, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Manuel Ocasio-Serrano
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael Paul Roman
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Inspector Stephen Glenn Stewart
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, January 7, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Glanville Christopher-Figueroa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, January 9, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Steven Robert Rutherford
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Wyley Hart Shepherd, Sr.
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, January 14, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Robert Buitrago
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Officer William J. Snyder, Sr.
Groton City Police Department, CT
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Clarence Wayne Dean
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 17, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Park Ranger Robert E. Mahn, Jr.
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Monday, January 17, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
New Plymouth Police Department, ID
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Lake County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer III James E. Walch
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Nicholas R. DeMutiis
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff John Lester Beck
Rowan County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Guy Patrick Gaddis
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, January 31, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Robert J. Mortell
Paxton Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, February 1, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Manistee County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Friday, February 4, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William J. Urban
Comal County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, February 7, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 14, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Vernon Thomas Vanderpool
Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 14, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman David C. Douglass, Sr.
Lower Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, February 18, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Christy Lynne Brondell-Hamilton
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Michael Scott Welcker
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Clarkston Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Hampton Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, February 28, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Georgetown Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Willie Samuel Smith
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1994
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Terry Francis Hanson
Rice County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Sean A. McDonald
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Billy Keith Roberts
Hardin County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Friday, March 18, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff William James Marie
Lake County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Benjamin Louis Short
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, March 25, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Steven Alexis Hodge
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent David Elliott Sullivan
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, US
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Group Supervisor Arnold Castilleja Garcia
Los Angeles County Probation Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 5, 1994
Cause: Assault
Morgan County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Tuesday, April 5, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 10, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Acting Chief Isaac Benjamin Martinez
Pueblo de San Ildefonso Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Sunday, April 10, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Melvin P. Brown, Jr.
Leflore County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Monday, April 18, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Lilburn Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 19, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Grambling Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Larry Douglas Bland
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, May 13, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Theodore Herman Brassinga
Palo Alto Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1994
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Neil Sheets
Marathon County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Thomas Christian Wilson
Clinton Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Auxiliary Trooper Phillip A. Mingione
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Terry Jay Emerick
Illinois Commerce Commission Police, IL
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant William Maldonado, III
San Antonio Independent School District Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 26, 1994
Cause: Fall
Lieutenant William Harold Sibrava, Jr.
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Friday, May 27, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Daniel Craig Duyst
Grand Rapids Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1994
Cause: Electrocuted
Detective Antonio Martinez Terry
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Daniel John Calabrese, Jr.
Winslow Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, June 12, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Greenville Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Alabama Public Service Commission, AL
EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Pearl River County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Phillip D. Hochstetler
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Park Ranger Ryan Francis Weltman
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1994
Cause: Drowned
Correction Officer Dennis Lee Stemen
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, July 11, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Monday, July 11, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Muskingum County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William Lee Overton, Jr.
Charleston Police Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
East Grand Rapids Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Richard Lewis Willson
Mineral County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Monday, July 25, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Section, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Park Ranger Paul Matthew Pytel
San Antonio Park Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 31, 1994
Cause: Drowned
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Frankie Maldonado-Delgado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles Edward Osborne, Jr.
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 8, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1994
Cause: Fall
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Wisconsin Department of Corrections, WI
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Davidson Gould Whiting
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
New Cumberland Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Henrico County Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Fall River Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, August 24, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Timothy James Jones
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 26, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ronald Michael Ryan, Jr.
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 26, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Frank S. Wallace, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Meredith Thompson
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Frank Fernandez, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Sergeant Patrick Devon Thompson
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Friday, September 2, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, September 2, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Gregory Lee Hawks
Guilford County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, September 2, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Officer Shane Russell Chadwick
Great Falls Police Department, MT
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Julio Andino-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Arthur Robertson
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Paterson Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Investigator John Preston Madison
California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 11, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Todd Stanton Meriwether
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, September 11, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, September 12, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Roberto Martinez-Orozco
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, September 18, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Christiansburg Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, September 18, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Maries County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, September 23, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Hope Mills Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, September 26, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Timothy Alan Simenson
Crest Hill Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 28, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Detective George Clifford Cavill, Jr.
Wayne Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, October 3, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
New Hampshire State Police, NH
EOW: Monday, October 3, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Wednesday, October 5, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Putnam County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1994
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Robert Scott Miller
Cocke County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Commissioner Claude Everett Swackhammer
Alaska Department of Public Safety, AK
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Charles Dean Heim
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 22, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Warden Charles Andrew Farquhar, Jr.
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Sunday, October 23, 1994
Cause: Assault
Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, OK
EOW: Sunday, October 23, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
United States Department of Defense - Philadelphia Naval Base Police, US
EOW: Friday, October 28, 1994
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Ronald Ennis Hedbany
Glendale Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, October 28, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
La Habra Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, October 31, 1994
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Robert Lewis
Madison County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Tuesday, November 1, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Indianola Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, November 1, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, November 1, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Edward Monroe Evans
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, November 5, 1994
Cause: Vehicular assault
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, November 7, 1994
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Mark Steven Kemp
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 1994
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Osceola County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1994
Cause: Aircraft accident
Correctional Officer William Diaz-Pagan
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David Michael Healy
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Maine State Police, ME
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, November 14, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Louis Steven Perrine
Oregon Department of Corrections, OR
EOW: Thursday, November 17, 1994
Cause: Accidental
Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Friday, November 18, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Jerry Von Wingo, Jr.
Portageville Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, November 18, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 20, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Michael John Miller
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Martha Dixon Martinez
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Carlos J. Diaz-Martinez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, November 26, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Mesa Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, November 27, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Michael A. Niehoff
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, November 30, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Robert Ray Anderson
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Thursday, December 1, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond R. Cannon, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, December 2, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph Charles Friel
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 4, 1994
Cause: Vehicular assault
Wythe County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Holt County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Deputy Fred Feuser, Jr.
Camden County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1994
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Officer Phillip K. Curry
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994
Cause: Stabbed
Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Senior Corporal Thomas Dale Bond
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Gregory Phillip Howard
Floyd County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, December 16, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Los Angeles County Safety Police, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 21, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Luis A. Ortiz-Perez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, December 21, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Correctional Officer D'Antonio Andrew Washington
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Thursday, December 22, 1994
Cause: Assault
Patrol Officer David L. Brower
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1994
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Rhea County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Agent Octoniel Torres-Melendez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Bullhead City Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, November 17, 1994
Cause: Struck by vehicle