Officer Down
Sacramento Officer Tara O’Sullivan was shot and left critically wounded while Adel Ramos continued firing at police, preventing rescue efforts for nearly an hour
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the 2004 killing of Orangeburg Officer James Myers, whom he ambushed and shot at least eight times
A multi-agency SWAT team was working to serve more than 20 search warrants when a suspect began to fire at officers; Marysville Officer Osmar Rodarte was fatally wounded
Lake County Deputy Bradley Link was killed in an ambush shooting that wounded two other deputies as they tried to reach him after responding to a disturbance at a home
Memphis Police Officer Demetrice Johnson graduated from the academy in March and “exemplified the highest standards of courage and dedication,” the department said
The man was fleeing the scene of a minor car crash when he threw a rock at the head of Sgt. Michael Chesna; he then grabbed Chesna’s gun and shot him multiple times
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Rafael D. Wordlaw was approached by a man at a gas station; the two argued before the man drew a gun and shot Wordlaw in the chest
“We know [Officer Mohamed Said] was with us when those bikes were presented to the family because that’s what he would have done,” MSP Second District stated
Memorials
The ride comes just after nearly back-to-back shootings that killed Northeast Ohio officers Euclid PD officer Jacob Derbin and Cleveland Officer Jamieson Ritter
Corporal Kevin Enfinger was found in the median of a road by a passerby, who began administering CPR; he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
Smith served with the Camden Police Department until he retired at 93, marking the end of a career spanning 65 years
Senior Cpl. Segus Jolivette served as a SWAT negotiator with the Lafayette Police Department; he leaves behind his wife and five daughters
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