Fallen Heroes – 2021
This page dedicated to honoring America’s fallen law enforcement officers. More than 24,000 officers have died in the line of duty in the United States since 1776. Websites such as nleomf.org and odmp.org give a more complete list and are dedicated to honoring their memories.
“When a police officer is killed, it’s not an agency that loses an officer, it’s an entire nation.”
Shane Bartek
Cleveland Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: December 31, 2021
Marlene Rittmanic
Bradley Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: December 30, 2021
Sean Riley
Wayne County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: December 29, 2021
Mia Goodwin
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: December 22, 2021
Keona Holley
Baltimore City PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: December 16, 2021
Zachary Cottongim
Louisville Metro PD
Cause: Struck by vehicle
End of Watch: December 18, 2021
Richard Houston, II
Mesquite Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: December 3, 2021
Madison Nicholson
Wilcox County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: December 1, 2021
Antonio Valentine
St. Louis County PD
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: December 1, 2021
Frank Ramirez, Jr.
Independence County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: November 18, 2021
Michael Chandler
Big Stone Gap PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: November 13, 2021
Michael Dion
Chicopee PD
Cause: Heart attack
End of Watch: November 10, 2021
Henry Laxson
Clayton County PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: November 9, 2021
Lena Marshall
Jackson County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: November 8, 2021
Donald Poffenroth
Pershing County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: October 20, 2021
Adam Gaubert
Louisiana State Police
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: October 9, 2021
Dylan Harrison
Alamo PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: October 9, 2021
Michael Garbo
US DEA
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: October 4, 2021
Nick Risner
Sheffield PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: October 2, 2021
Alfredo Ibarra
US Border Patrol
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: September 27, 2021
Matthew Locke
Hardin County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: September 25, 2021
Jimmie Shindler
Memphis PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: September 20, 2021
Derek Asdot
Green Cove Springs PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: September 28, 2021
Joshua Moyers
Nassau County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: September 24, 2021
Stephen Jones
Barnwell PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: September 12, 2021
Jason Donaldson
Caldwell County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 29, 2021
Erik Skelton
USDHS
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 24, 2021
Patrick Madison
Coral Springs PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 20, 2021
Rodney Davis, Sr.
Waycross PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 20, 2021
Ramsey Mannon
Effingham County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 12, 2021
James Monda
New York State Police
Cause: Drowned
End of Watch: August 22, 2021
Manuel Widner
Paris PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 22, 2021
Frank Tobar
Palm Bay PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 20, 2021
Edward Perez
Miami Beach PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 19, 2021
Kuo-sheng Wang
South Houston PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 19, 2021
Eric Ritter
Moore County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 19, 2021
John Harris
Tulsa County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 19, 2021
Jason Raynor
Daytona Beach PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: August 17, 2021
Steven Mazzotta
Lee County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 16, 2021
Ryan Proxmire
Kalamazoo County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: August 14, 2021
Lazaro Febles
Florida Highway Patrol
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 14, 2021
Juan Gomez-Lopez
Pelham PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 14, 2021
Jennifer Sepot
Fort Lauderdale PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 14, 2021
Dale Sylvester
Port Wentworth PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 11, 2021
John Bullard
Independence PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 11, 2021
Ella French
Chicago PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: August 7, 2021
Maurice Jackson
Robertsdale PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 4, 2021
Brian Pierce, Jr.
Brooklyn PD
Cause: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: August 4, 2021
Lee Vance
Hinds County Sheriff
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: August 3, 2021
George Gonzalez
US Department of Defense
Cause: Stabbed
End of Watch: August 3, 2021
Scott Dawley
Nelsonville PD
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: August 3, 2021
Jon Cooke
Hollywood PD
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: August 2, 2021
Shaun Waters
Harris County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: August 1, 2021
Daniel Cox
US Border Patrol
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: July 31, 2021
Jonathan Gumm
Joint Base Lewis-McChord PD
Cause: Heart attack
End of Watch: July 29, 2021
Justin Smith
Burt County Sheriff
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: July 28, 2021
Lewis Traylor
Austin PD
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: July 28, 2021
Gilbert McClure
Texarkana PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: July 28, 2021
Micah May
Nevada Highway Patrol
Cause: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: July 28, 2021
Brandon Shirley
Jefferson County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 27, 2021
Marquis Moorer
Selma PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 27, 2021
Ryan Bialke
Lubbock Red Lake Nation PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 27, 2021
Phillip Campas
Kent County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 25, 2021
Jeremy Brown
Clark County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 23, 2021
Adam Ashworth
St. George PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: July 22, 2021
Michael Sillman
Marion County Sheriff
Cause: Heart Attack
End of Watch: July 20, 2021
Ray McCrary, Jr.
Shelby County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: July 20, 2021
Ricky Roberts
McLennan CC PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: July 19, 2021
Tom Hoobler
Childress County Sheriff
Cause: Heart attack
End of Watch: July 17, 2021
Juan Delgado
Bay City PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: July 15, 2021
Clay Germany
Wichita PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: July 9, 2021
William Collins, Jr.
Doyline PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 9, 2021
Greg Ferency
Terre Haute PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: July 7, 2021
Anthony Redondo
Imperial County Sheriff
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: June 26, 2021
Kevin Apple
Pea Ridge PD
Cause: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: June 26, 2021
Jason Swanger
Las Vegas PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: June 24, 2021
Gordon Beesley
Arvada PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: June 21, 2021
Lewis F. Cantey
Grand River Dam Authority PD
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: June 18, 2021
Thomas Sawyer
Hammond PD
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: June 17, 2021
Gabriel Forrest
Washington State DOC
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: June 17, 2021
Joseph Burson
Holly Springs PD
Cause: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: June 16, 2021
Paul Mooney
Texas Highway Patrol
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: June 14, 2021
Alexandra Harris
Seattle Police Department
Cause: Traffic-Related
End of Watch: June 13, 2021
William H. Smith
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office
Cause: Drowned
End of Watch: June 6, 2021
Emmanuel Familia
Worcester Police Department
Cause: Drowned
End of Watch: June 4, 2021
Jamie Huntley-Park
San Diego Police Department
Cause: Vehicle Crash
End of Watch: June 4, 2021
Ryan Park
San Diego Police Department
Cause: Vehicle Crash
End of Watch: June 4, 2021
Clinton Ventrca
Corinth PD
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: June 3, 2021
Dustin Speckels
Hays County Sheriff's Office
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: May 30, 2021
Juan Urrutia
USDHS-Border Patrol
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: May 28, 2021
Ginarro New
Phoenix Police Department
Cause: Automobile crash
End of Watch: May 31, 2021
Dominic Vaca
San Bernardino County SD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: May 31, 2021
Daniel Trujillo
Denver Sheriff's Department
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: May 26, 2021
Scotty Triplett
Memphis Police Department
Cause: Motorcycle crash
End of Watch: May 22, 2021
Jeremy Brinton
Nogales Police Department
Cause: Traffic Related
End of Watch: May 21, 2021
Thomas Frazier
Artesia Police Department
Cause: Vehicle Crash
End of Watch: May 21, 2021
Scott Mahoney
Delaware County BPFS
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: May 18, 2021
Chris Oberheim
Champaign Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: May 19, 2021
Jimmy Inn
Stockton Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: May 11, 2021
Freddie Vasquez
USDHS-Border Patrol
Cause: COVID-19
End of Watch: May 8, 2021
John Burright
Oregon State Police
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: May 4, 2021
Christopher Farrar
Chandler Police Department
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: April 29, 2021
Logan Fox
Watauga County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: April 28, 2021
Chris Ward
Watauga County Sheriff
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: April 28, 2021
Anastasio Tsakos
New York City PD
Cause: Traffic-Related
End of Watch: April 27, 2021
David Parde
Lexington Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: April 17, 2021
Thomas Barnes
Jefferson Davis County SO
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: April 10, 2021
Jim Smith
Iowa State Patrol
Iowa State Patrol
End of Watch: April 9, 2021
Chris Wilson Knight
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
Cause: Fatally stabbed
End of Watch: April 6, 2021
Brent Nelson Hall
Newton Grove PD
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: April 3, 2021
William Evans
U.S. Capitol Police
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: April 2, 2021
Chad Walker
Texas Highway Patrol Trooper
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: March 31, 2021
James Driver
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: March 29, 2021
Joseph Gallagher
New York State Police
Cause: Traffic Related
End of Watch: March 26, 2021
Kyle Jeffrey Davis
Washington County Sheriff
Cause: Assault
End of Watch: March 25, 2021
Todd Hanneken
Illinois State Police
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: March 25, 2021
Eric Talley
Boulder PD
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: March 22, 2021
Lashonda Owens
Northampton County Sheriff
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: March 18, 2021
Kevin Valencia
Orlando Police Department
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: March 15, 2021
A. Flores-Bañuelos
USDHSC-Border Patrol Agent
Cause: Traffic-related
End of Watch: March 15, 2021
Gary Hibbs
Chicago Heights PD
Cause: Assault
End of Watch: March 12, 2021
Stanley Burdic
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: March 11, 2021
Barry Henderson
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Cause: Covid-19
End of Watch: March 9, 2021
Jesse Madsen
Tampa Police Department
Cause: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: March 12, 2021
Justin Bedwell
Decatur County Sheriff's Office
Cause: Gunfire
End of Watch: March 1, 2021