Officer Down
A historic drop in officer deaths marks real progress in safety. It also places new responsibility on agencies, leaders and individual officers
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A patient fleeing a medical hold fatally beat a hospital security guard at M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center, leading to a second-degree murder charge and renewed concerns about workplace violence
Deputy Justin Mowery, 30, of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, died while attempting to stop a motorcycle that refused to pull over
Spokane County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kenneth Salas, 59, was just 30 shifts from retirement after a 34-year law enforcement career and two decades of military service
A DeKalb County Police officer was killed while responding to an active shooter who fired shots into CDC buildings before being found dead
Sgt. Jason Blake had served with the McComb Police Department for five years and had a total of 16 years of law enforcement experience
The fundraiser, spearheaded by Gideon and Josiah Trank’s lemonade stand, supported the family of fallen Lorain officer Phillip Wagner and the recovery of two wounded officers
New Haven Officer Hugh McKeon was shot in the line of duty in 1901; McKeon’s great-great-grandnephew updated his gravestone and dedicated it with members of the PD
Pinellas County Sgt. Greg Graff was participating in classroom training at a high school after an active assailant exercise earlier in the day when he collapsed
Aaron O’Neal Shipman Jr., 25, “succumbed to a sudden illness” hours into his first day serving at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office
Albert Booze pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after using Deputy Christopher Knight’s TASER and a knife in a 2021 fatal confrontation at Bibb County Jail
A note found on the shooter’s body suggests he blamed the NFL for CTE and may have targeted its Manhattan headquarters, Mayor Eric Adams said
The officer was working an off-duty security detail at a high-rise that houses the NFL and Blackstone when the gunman opened fire; the shooter fatally shot himself
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