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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
Officer with the Ocala Police Department died Monday after being struck by a bullet during a training exercise
Officer was on his way to a call when his vehicle and a commercial tractor-trailer collided
At the downtown SAP Center, a somber sea of law enforcement, shoulder-to-shoulder, gathered to mourn the death of San Jose Officer Michael Johnson
Law designed to protect crime victims is being challenged on free speech grounds
Officer worked at APD since 2006 as a detective and field training officer
Trooper Alex Douglass, wounded in the Sept. 12 shooting outside barracks that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson, made his first public remarks Saturday
The suicidal man found dead after he shot and killed a veteran San Jose police officer was killed by police gunfire
FBI and the state are investigating whether gunman may have been involved in other bank robberies in other states
The inmate, Gary Castonguay, is serving a sentence of 25 years to life in prison for the shooting of Plainville police Officer Robert Holcomb during a burglary
Suspect fired his handgun inside a bank and robbed it of an unspecified amount of cash, then fled in a bank employee’s vehicle
A man threatening to commit suicide unleashed a barrage of gunfire on officers called to check on him, killing a 14-year veteran of the San Jose department
Officer George Nissen suffered a head injury after being thrown to the ground while attempting to break up a large bar fight
Incident highlights the danger that tribal officers can face when patrolling the huge reservation — sometimes alone
Tsarnaev will still face state charges in Collier’s death after his federal death penalty trial
48-year-old Lieutenant Richard Woods was aiding a crash victim at the scene of an accident when he fell ill
27-year-old marshal died in a shootout March 10 after he and others arrived at a motel to arrest a fugitive
26-year-old officer was responding to a call when he over-corrected in an attempt to avoid another vehicle
23-year-old state trooper died Friday, three days after taking his service oath
Prosecutors said shortly before the carjacking, the Tsarnaev brothers shot MIT Officer Sean Collier in a failed attempt to steal his gun
Died of a blood clot related to a crash that occurred on-duty last month
GameStop will also be collecting money for the trust fund benefiting the officer’s family in its East Coast stores
Baby will be named Josie Wells Jr., after his father
Student on Wednesday identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the man he saw leaning in to the cruiser of an MIT officer who was fatally shot days after the bombings
Officer en route to training was killed in a crash early Wednesday
On a bluff beneath tall oak trees and overlooking rolling green hills, police dogs from one California agency are laid to rest
Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells died Tuesday in a shootout while trying to arrest the fugitive
Police were searching for a suspect in a double murder when the gunfire exchange occurred
47-year-old William Sheldon Jr. died March 2 from cancer he developed from exposure to debris at Ground Zero
55-year-old Lieutenant Scott Travis of the Bullitt County Detention Center complained of chest pain shortly after clearing snow
Actor made the announcement Friday while visiting the Philadelphia Flower Show to promote his vodka company