Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
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2016 saw an increase by more than three times of death by rifle fire over 2015
Officer Richard Houston was fatally shot Friday in a supermarket parking lot while responding to a disturbance
Richard Houston, who was married with three children, was a 21-year veteran of the Mesquite Police Department
Police said the officer was a 21-year veteran of the Mesquite Police Department
Police historian Zane Ziegler found the badge while at the National Police Collectors Show
A second officer was treated for minor injuries
The suspect was also killed in the shooting
Deputy Frank Ramirez reportedly lost control while navigating a turn late at night
Officer Michael Chandler, 29, also served as a volunteer firefighter
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had recommended Officer Ella French be suspended for 3 days in a report completed before she was killed
Dubbed the Trooper Thomas Clardy law, the bill would equalize marijuana with alcohol in driving impaired cases
Officer Paramhans Desai, 38, leaves behind his wife and two children
Deputy Lena Marshall was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call
Kingsville officer Sherman Benys Jr. was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance
A community and school library will now “honor his memory for generations to come”
Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill, 44, had been with the State Police since 2002
Stephen Evans, 44, served as a deputy and part-time police officer
Trooper Ted Benda had been with the Iowa State Patrol since 2016
Sgt. Kory Newbold had served with the University of Utah Police Department since 2014
Officers, family members and supporters gathered to recognize and honor 701 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty
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One person is in custody, police said
Sgt. Richard McMahan was preparing for his annual physical fitness test, officials said
Officer Ryan Hayworth, 23, was struck while investigating an earlier crash
Deputy Kareem Atkins, 30, leaves behind a wife and two-month-old baby
Officer Dylan Harrison was working his first shift when he was shot outside the police station
“It created the perfect storm for this to happen,” said State Police Col. Lamar Davis
Deputy Juan Ruiz was a three-year veteran of the force
Deputy Dale Wyman had battled medical complications ever since the crash
Master Trooper Adam Gaubert, a 19-year veteran, was ambushed in his patrol vehicle
Dylan Harrison, 26, is survived by his wife and their 6-month-old child
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