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
After the January 6 Capitol riot, DC Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide — his widow’s fight changed the law and redefined duty-related trauma
This could be the year we finally drop below 100 line-of-duty deaths — a goal many once believed was out of reach
Trooper Moises Sanchez died Saturday after suffering head injuries when he was shot April 6
Sergeant Jerome McKenzie died July 27 after falling ill on duty
Trooper Nicholas Hopkins, 33, was a 10-year veteran of the force
Officer Reginald “Jake” Gutierrez, 45, was fatally shot Nov. 30, 2016, while responding to a domestic violence call
Officer Amy Caprio died in May 2018 while responding to a suspicious vehicle report
Stephanie Schreurs rolled her police SUV at a sharp curve
Berke M.M. Bates and H. Jay Cullen had been monitoring the “Unite the Right” rally on Aug. 12, 2017, before their helicopter crashed
Bells tolled Wednesday during a solemn CHP ceremony for an officer killed by a gunman in a freeway shootout
The man is charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy and burning his body and patrol car last year
On Wednesday — almost exactly a month after his father was killed in the line of duty — the 9-year-old was escorted to school by several Hall County deputies
The book is the second in a trilogy examining actual line-of-duty events that have ended the lives of law enforcement officers in Los Angeles County
Sixty law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty during the first six months of 2019 – a 35% decrease over the same period last year
Police say deputy Benjamin Ryan Nimtz’ siren and lights were on when he was struck
The deputy was declared dead at a hospital
56-year-old Sgt. Mike Stephen was shot and killed while responding to a domestic welfare call
The inmate is one of seven escaped prisoners blamed for the 2000 slaying of a Dallas-area police officer
Two of the suspects have had recent run-ins with law enforcement
The slain deputy had been with the department for three years and leaves behind a wife and two young children
The service for fallen officer Tara O’Sullivan brought hundreds of officers from dozens of departments
The suspect barricaded himself inside a home for more than 16 hours
The LEO’s father said any notion that police are responsible for her death is “extremely offensive and hurtful”
Deputy Troy Chisum responded to the scene of a disturbance when multiple shots were fired
The LEO was killed Sunday after responding to a call about someone trying to pass a bad check at a small market
A police officer responding to a bad check complaint at a food market has been shot and killed near St. Louis
The LEO and suspect were killed in an exchange of gunfire after the suspect’s mother reported he had fired at her car
The LEO was fatally shot by a gunman who opened fire during a domestic violence call
The trooper killed in a head-on crash had joined the force after a lengthy military career
The officer died hours after a gunman opened fire on her during a domestic disturbance call
The LEO was the first law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in nearly 30 years in Maine
The officer served with the Racine Police Department for 24 years
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