Officer Down
Sgt. Michael Schlattman, who had been with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office since 2012, was pinned beneath his cruiser after a tractor-trailer struck it while he was standing by the roadway
The man went on the run after killing a Christian County deputy; when he was located by law enforcement, he opened fire, killing another deputy and igniting the shootout that led to his own death
Master Trooper Stien Davis had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for more than 10 years; he was assigned to Troop B, District 7 in Robeson County
Northern York County Regional Police Detective Sgt. Cody Becker, Detective Mark Baker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser were shot and killed as they entered the door of a residence
The man who killed Lorain PD Officer Phillip Wagner and wounded Officers Peter Gale and Brent Payne was acting alone and had brought a stockpile of weapons
Alder Marin-Sotelo pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd three times in the back of the head
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
Edgewater Officer David Jewell was purchasing a hot dog at a gas station when an employee left the building, re-entered with a gun and repeatedly shot Jewell from behind
Polk County Deputy Blane Lane, 21, had been on the force just nine months when he was fatally shot by friendly fire after a convicted felon pointed a realistic-looking BB gun at deputies
Steven Bixby, convicted of killing two Abbeville County officers in 2003, argues his anti-government beliefs make him unfit for execution under state law
Grant Police Sgt. Don Morsaw was known to buy hot meals for suspects he arrested, help families with groceries and purchase gas cards for stopped motorists
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