Officer Down
“(Deputy) Diaz bravely fought but...lost his battle due to injuries sustained in the tragic crash that...claimed the lives of Cpl. Luis Paez and (Deputy) Butch Waller,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office stated
“Deputy [Nick] Green brought smiles to faces every time he worked, and we will miss him very much,” LaRue County Sheriff Brian Smith said
Harris County Deputy Katherine Hutson, a single parent, was working a construction site traffic enforcement shift with her daughter in the car when the crash caused the cruiser to catch fire
The officers were responding to a 911 call about an apparent dispute between two brothers that appears to have been a deliberate act to lure LE to the scene
Ambush attacks are up 100% over the same period last year
Officer Truong Thai, 49, was fatally wounded while answering a report for a domestic disturbance and stopping a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip
The individual was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road, causing the head-on collision
Deputy Matthew Kirrman, 27, died when his patrol car left the road, striking a nearby fence
Patrolman August Baker is the only officer of the Cumberland Police Department to die in the line of duty
“She found her people. She found her purpose,” wrote one family member
The fallen deputy was a 20-year veteran of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sidnee Carter, 22, had just completed field training
The report counters claims made by the officer’s mother, who has alleged her son was beaten in a scenario meant to “simulate a mob”
