Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Leaders have a duty to prepare their officers and protect their families — because when tragedy strikes, there may be no second chance
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This could be the year we finally drop below 100 line-of-duty deaths — a goal many once believed was out of reach
Terrance “Terry” Revella, a retired captain with the N.Y. State Environmental Conservation Police, was one of the first responders on the scene during the attacks and survived the collapse of both towers
Ronald Lindsey Reed was arrested in 2005 and convicted in 2006 of aiding and abetting and conspiring to commit first-degree murder in the death of St. Paul Officer James Sackett
A memorial unveiling at NYPD headquarters revealed the names of 469 officers who contracted illnesses while working the Ground Zero pile in the months after the attack, and later died
Deputy Michael Hendricks, 33, “showed up every day ready to serve,” Charleston County Sheriff Carl Ritchie said; Hendricks joined the agency in April 2023 and most recently served on the Metro Unit
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is adding a permanent seventh moment of silence to honor first responders, recovery workers and survivors who died from 9/11-related illnesses
Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Terrian Bailey was fatally wounded and a woman was shot in the incident
Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44, died from injuries sustained when a tractor-trailer crashed into the rear of a truck he was inspecting off the highway’s southbound lanes
The suspect in the shooting of Warm Springs Officer Chris Fisher was arrested by Fisher days before the shooting
Officer David Taylor was a U.S. Navy veteran who served with the United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement
Officer Chris DeLong, 29, had served the Columbia Police Department as an officer since 2025 after graduating from the Criminal Justice Academy
Coldwater Director of Public Safety Joseph Scheid was found unresponsive after exercising in the department gym; Scheid had joined the department as a patrol officer in 1996
A jury found Andrea Cothran guilty of first-degree felony murder and several other charges in the fatal shooting of Fairway Officer Jonah Oswald
Deputy Betty Uriegas was patrolling during a tropical storm when a crash left her paralyzed; she had served with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office for nine years
Appomattox County Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III “dedicated his life to protecting this community” with “courage, selflessness and commitment to duty,” Sheriff Robert Richardson said
Body camera footage shows a suspect opening fire and fatally wounding LVMPD Officer Austin Abdelnabi as he arrived on the scene and exited his vehicle
LVMPD Officer Austin Abdelnabi was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for over two years
LVMPD officers were dispatched to reports of a man who appeared to be intoxicated; the man opened fire immediately as they arrived, fatally wounding Officer Austin Abdelnabi
A judge ordered a retrial for Rafael Jones in the shooting death of Officer Moses Walker Jr. after the case was found to have involved disgraced detective Philip Nordo
The lawsuits alleged Bernalillo County knowingly operated an aging helicopter with serious mechanical problems before the deadly crash
Jillian Olson, 29, began her career at the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department in 2021, and had been a member of the dive team since 2024
Town Marshal Brad Fisher had served the Lynn Community for 25 years, first as a firefighter/EMT before transitioning to the role of town marshal and street supervisor
Creek County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Adam Heitman previously served with the Kiefer PD and spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, including a deployment to Iraq
The driver of the car that killed Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor in a wrong-way crash had a BAC of 0.192
Clarence A. Frazier Jr., 48, of Alexandria, was charged by criminal complaint with the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson
Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Andrew Hanson, 36, was killed while serving a warrant on a fugitive wanted for sexual battery; the suspect is in custody
Rittman Sgt. Scott Ries was killed, four officers and a Wayne County sheriff’s K-9 were wounded, and the suspected gunman was found dead inside the home
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