Officer Down
Three Northern York Regional Police Department officers were killed; two officers were critically wounded following a shooting in York County
Deputy Andres “Andy” Lahera was struck while directing traffic at a high school graduation; his subsequent health journey inspired Florida’s “Andy Lahera Act” for LEO health coverage
Trooper Jerry Adamick was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for one year
Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros died after he and the other officer responding to a call in a residential neighborhood were immediately fired on
The event was sponsored by the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, which supports the families of NYPD and FDNY heroes killed in the line of duty
Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer, 31, was killed shortly after arriving at the scene; he joined the department in 2021
The family of Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, a 22-year veteran of the department, said that the LASD failed to comply with orders by state regulators to inspect and clean the trailers
Natalie Etheridge-Purcell was just 2 when her father, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Etheridge, was killed; his colleagues ensure she never faces milestones alone
“[Deputy Nathaniel Ansay] never met a stranger and always had a huge smile on his face,” said Florence County Sheriff T.J. Joye. “He told me often how much he loved being a deputy”
Penn Hills Officer Ryan Kingerski suffered from headaches, dark spots and double vision following his surgery; he left a note for his parents saying he “[couldn’t] do it anymore”
Deputy Daniel V. Chavira, a 2024 academy graduate, came from a family deeply involved in law enforcement, with several relatives actively serving in the LASD
Jimmie K. Nelms and another man were sentenced to serve two life sentences for the aggravated kidnapping and murder of Trooper Conroy O’Brien following a traffic stop
Palm Beach County Deputy Ignacio Diaz, Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Ralph Waller were killed when an SUV struck their motorcycles while they were stopped on the roadside
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