Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
In a year that brought relentless challenges, these are the five events the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact
The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability
Lincoln Police and the Nebraska state capitol, lit up in blue, honored Investigator Mario Herrera after he died in the line of duty this month
Officer Trevor Abney was ambushed and shot below the left eye, leaving him blinded in that eye and with a .40-caliber bullet lodged in his brain
Officers from two departments were killed in a shootout during a traffic stop
The event begins the engraving of the names of officers who lost their lives in 2022 and years prior upon the walls of the National Law Enforcement Memorial
Reducing officer deaths to zero is the key goal of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Officer Wellness and Safety program
Suspect had stopped a second time during the pursuit and then accelerated into the Lafourche Parish deputy’s cruiser
Officer Tim Unwin, 31, was killed when his patrol car collided with another vehicle
If passed, the bill would make victims’ families eligible for a $100,000 survivors benefit
Noah Shahnavaz, 24, was killed when a man got out of his car during a traffic stop and opened fire
The officers had responded to a shots fired call at an apartment complex
While assisting on a pursuit, the helicopter’s tail rotor hit a tree, causing it to crash upside down
The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to help with a pursuit and never returned
“I am still getting better,” said officer Aurash Zarkeshan about his recovery from a traumatic brain injury
Steven Montano was seen by witnesses when he shot officer Andres Vasqeuz-Lasso in the head, arm and leg
Deputy Jeremy McCain was critically injured when a gate went through the windshield and pinned him in his car
Sentencing in the death of a McKeesport officer may run against Gov. Josh Shapiro’s call for lawmakers to repeal the death penalty
Organizers hope the daughters of Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson will see his name added to the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial in May
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was killed and another officer remains in serious, but stable condition
The legislation became a crusade for Patrick and Denise Gannon after the fatal shooting of their son Sean, and the mortal wound to Sean’s K-9 Nero
A friend of Officer Andrés Vásquez-Lasso said he “gave up his life serving what he loved most: the police”
Master Trooper James R. Bailey, 50, had served with the Indiana State Police for more than 15 years
Deputy Asson Hacker joined the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office in December 2022 and is survived by his wife and three children
Andres Vasqeuz-Lasso became the first CPD officer to die in the line of duty since Officer Ella French was slain in August 2021 during a traffic stop shooting
Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who had five years on the job, came from a family of public servants
It’s time to recognize the changes wrought by critical incidents in remote places
Officer Geoffrey Redd was remembered with a “Sea of Blue” as officers rode around Memphis with their vehicle lights on
A deputy and two officers were killed and several others wounded in the deadliest single day for law enforcement in the state since 1923
Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire was struck by four bullets, two of which were fired through the back of his head while he was down
Tarrant County Jail Corporal Aron Iseman was driving when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled several times
The college paid for Christopher Fitzgerald’s funeral and trustees raised more than $450K for his family, promising to provide free tuition for his five kids
Police Chief Stacey Graves said officers brought K-9 Champ to the hospital and laid him with Officer James Muhlbauer so the two could pass on together
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