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George William Bacorn Jr., 62, who had served as Denton police chief for 36 years, was killed when a box truck crossed over the center line and struck his vehicle head-on
Tyson Hampton fatally shot Officer Truong Thai in October 2022 as her responded to a domestic violence report; when Thai approached Hampton’s car, the defendant grabbed an AK-47 and fired 18 rounds
Officer Brian Liles was involved in an on-duty crash on Highway 99; he had served with CHP for 16 years
Trooper Hayden Phillips, a husband and father of three, was remembered as a “hero who dedicated himself to protecting our commonwealth”
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
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Probationary police officer Kamir Loubarria collapsed while working out at the Stephen D. McDonald Police Academy; he was “committed to a life of service,” the department stated
Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Terrian Bailey was fatally wounded and a woman was shot in the incident
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