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Trooper John Sumter Horton
North Carolina Highway Patrol
January 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer II Fernando Uriel Arroyos
Los Angeles Police Department
January 10, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Diane Gonzalez
New Haven Police Department (Connecticut)
January 10, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Detective James M. Ward
New York City Police Department
January 17, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Corille Cortez Jones
Memphis Police Department (Tennessee)
January 20, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Tyler Lenehan
Elk Grove Police Department (California)
January 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson
Lee County School District Police Department (Mississippi)
January 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Detective Jason Rivera
New York City Police Department
January 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Special Agent Anthony Salas
Texas Department of Public Safety - Criminal Investigations Division
January 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Accidental
Corporal Charles Galloway
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 (Texas)
January 23, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez
Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
January 24, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Detective Wilbert D. Mora
New York City Police Department
January 25, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Noah Rainey
Carroll County Sheriff's Office (Indiana)
January 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy Sheriff Lorin Marie Readmond
Loving County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
January 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Donald Sahota
Vancouver Police Department (Washington)
January 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related (Inadvertent)
Police Officer John Painter
Bridgewater College Police Department (Virginia)
February 1, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Correctional Officer III Helen Mae Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice,
February 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sergeant Chris Jenkins
Loudon County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)
February 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Captain Collin Birnie
Flint Police Department (Michigan)
February 4, 2022 Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Aubrey Phillips
Alameda County Sheriff's Office (California)
February 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Corporal James McWhorter
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
February 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Police Officer Nicholas Vella
Huntington Beach Police Department (California)
February 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Aircraft crash
Deputy Constable Neil Adams
San Jacinto County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 (Texas)
February 23, 2022
Cause death: Firearms related
Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado, Jr.
Salinas Police Department (California)
February 25, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Patrolman David Glen Evans
San Antonio Police Department (Texas)
Friday, February 25, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Joshua Caudell
Arkansas Department of Corrections (Arkansas)
February 28, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Senior Police Officer Robert Eric Duran
Santa Fe Police Department (New Mexico)
March 2, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Trooper Tamar Anoush Bucci
Massachusetts State Police
March 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Corporal Benjamin Lee Cooper
Joplin Police Department (Missouri)
March 8, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Jake Alexander Reed
Joplin Police Department (Missouri)
March 9, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Freddie Wilson
Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department (Michigan)
March 10, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Caleb D. Ogilvie
Covington Division of Police (Virginia)
March 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Dominique Calata
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Washington
March 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Lane Anthony Burns
Bonne Terre Police Department (Missouri
March 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Barbara Majors Fenley
Eastland County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
March 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Fire
Trooper Martin Francis Mack, III
Pennsylvania State Police
March 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Trooper Branden Tyler Sisca
Pennsylvania State Police
March 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Dan Rocha
Everett Police Department (Washington)
March 25, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer II Jeffrey Herndon Carson
Franklin Police Department (Tennessee)
March 26, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Investigator Donald Richard Crooms
Houston County District Attorney's Office (Georgia
March 30, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Major Rodrick C. Covington
New York State Police
March 31, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Dominic M. Francis
Bluffton Police Department (Ohio)
March 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant William David Lebo
Lebanon City Police Department (Pennsylvania)
March 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez
Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
March 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Trey Marshall Sutton
Henrico County Police Department (Virginia)
March 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Sergeant Christopher Michael Vaughn
Cedar Bluff Police Department (Alabama)
April 1, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Deputy Constable Jennifer Lauren Chavis
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 7 (Texas)
April 2, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Pedro "Tony" Candia
New York City Police Department
April 15, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff James "Jerry" Critchelow
Ohio County Sheriff's Office (Kentucky)
April 20, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Roy Andrew Barr
Cayce Police Department (South Carolina)
April 24, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Corporal David P. Jones
Benton County Sheriff's Office (Missouri)
April 28, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Nicholas D. Weist
Knox County Sheriff's Office (Illinois)
April 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Nicholas W. Tullier
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (Louisiana)
May 5, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Walter Donald Jenkins, Jr.
Rockdale County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
May 11, 2022
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Robert Adam Howard
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
May 11, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Border Patrol Agent Daniel Humberto Salazar
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol
May 13, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jody Wayne Cash
Calloway County Sheriff's Office (Kentucky)
May 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Stephen Charles Plum, Jr.
Warrington Township Police Department (Pennsylvania)
May 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Supervisory Police Officer Yiu Tak
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation Police
May 17, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Sincavage
New Jersey Department of Corrections
May 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Correctional Officer IV Jade Drennan
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
May 19, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Officer Trainee Cody Alan Olafson
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations,
May 20, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Supervising Fire Marshal John Joseph
New York City Fire Department - Bureau of Fire Investigation
May 28, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Houston Ryan Tipping
Los Angeles Police Department
May 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Training accident
Special Agent Peter Christopher Egan
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Investigations
June 1, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Officer Adrian Lopez, Sr.
White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department
June 2, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Thomas E. Baker, III
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department (West Virginia)
June 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Christopher Nicholas Fariello
Tallahassee Police Department (Florida)
June 8, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Senior Investigator Kyle Lee Patterson
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
June 9, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Kennis Winston Croom
Meridian Police Department (Mississippi)
June 9, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Detective Justin Michael Terry
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
June 10, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy First Class Glenn R. Hilliard
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)
June 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Michael Domingo Paredes
El Monte Police Department (California)
June 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Joseph Anthony Santana
El Monte Police Department (California)
June 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Sean Free
Henry County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
June 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Deputy Sheriff Austin W. "Melvin" Richardson
Fremont County Sheriff's Office (Iowa)
June 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy Sheriff J'Mar Colin Abel
Chambers County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)
June 20, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy Sheriff Austin Derek Aldridge
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office (South Carolina)
June 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Detention Officer Jeremiah James
Perry County Sheriff's Office (Arkansas)
June 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Jeff L. Hermanson
Saunders County Sheriff's Office (Nebraska)
June 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sergeant Richard Lopez
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (Arizona)
June 28, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Reserve Officer Jeffrey Michael David Richardson
Poteet Police Department (Texas)
June 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Steven Henry Johnson
Bibb County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)
June 30, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Captain Ralph Harlow Frasure
Prestonsburg Police Department (Kentucky)
June 30, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff William Edward Petry
Floyd County Sheriff's Office (Kentucky)
June 30, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Jacob Russell Chaffins
Prestonsburg Police Department (Kentucky)
July 1, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant John K. Williams
Coralville Police Department (Iowa)
July 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Police Officer Loren Michael Courts
Detroit Police Department
July 6, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Parole Supervisor Ronald D. Spangler, Jr.
Pennsylvania Parole Board
July 15, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Brian D. Olliff
Natchitoches Police Department (Louisiana)
July 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Undersheriff Lawrence George Koren
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (New Mexico)
July 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Aircraft crash
Lieutenant Fred Douglas Beers, III
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (New Mexico)
July 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Aircraft crash
Deputy Sheriff Michael Adam Levison
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (New Mexico)
July 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Aircraft crash
Patrolman Vincent Anthony Parks
Jonesboro Police Department (Arkansas)
July 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Police Officer Frederick G. Maley
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
July 17, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Daniel Francisco Vasquez
North Kansas City Police Department (Missouri)
July 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Christopher James Nelson
Edmond Police Department (Oklahoma)
July 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Anthony Patrick Mazurkiewicz
Rochester Police Department (New York)
July 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Eugene Yates
Clark County Sheriff's Office (Ohio)
July 24, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Jèan-Harold Louis Astree
Fairburn Police Department (Georgia)
July 28, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Mounted Deputy Nichole Shuff
Clare County Sheriff's Department (Michigan)
July 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Animal related
Deputy Sheriff Lorenzo Bustos
Smith County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
July 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff II Jamie Lynn Reynolds
Spalding County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
July 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz
Elwood Police Department (Indiana)
July 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Dallas Ryan Edeburn
Ramsey County Sheriff's Department (Minnesota)
August 1, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sergeant Matthew Ryan Fishman
Wayne County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)
August 2, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan
District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety
August 4, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related (Inadvertent)
Conservation Officer Lawrence E. Cabana
New York State Environmental Conservation Police
August 6, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Peery
El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Colorado)
August 7, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Corporal Chad M. Beattie
Washington County Sheriff's Office (Pennsylvania)
August 10, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Ned P. Byrd
Wake County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)
August 11, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Cesar "Echy" Echaverry
Miami-Dade Police Department (Florida)
August 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Captain William Riley Hargraves
Osage County Sheriff's Office (Oklahoma)
August 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Special Agent Jose Antonio Perez
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
August 20, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Police Officer Ivan Mauricio Lopez
Mount Vernon Police Department (Alabama
August 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Sergeant Robert Blaine Swartz |
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (Oklahoma)
August 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant F. Brent Chomyszak
New York State Police
August 23, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Sergeant Harold Lee Russell, II
Tennessee Highway Patrol
August 23, 2022
Cause of Death: Aircraft crash
Detective Matthew Walker Blansett
Marion County Sheriff's Department (Tennessee)
August 23, 2022
Cause of Death: Aircraft crash
Constable Deborah Martinez-Garibay
Pima County Constable's Office (Arizona)
August 25, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Correctional Officer III Kaitlyn Breanne Ritnour
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
September 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Randall Koleski
Cobb County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
September 8, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Samuel Ervin, Jr.
Cobb County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
September 8, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Trooper Cadet Patrick Donelle Dupree
Georgia State Patrol
September 8, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Police Officer Dillon Micheal Vakoff
Arvada Police Department (Colorado)
September 11, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Captain Janelle Sanders
New York City Police Department
September 11, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Lloyd
Detroit Police Department
September 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Seara Burton
Richmond Police Department (Indiana)
September 18, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hartwick
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
September 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Senior Patrol Officer Anthony Martin
Austin Police Department (Texas)
September 23, 2022
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Master Police Officer Tyrell Owens-Riley
Columbia Police Department (South Carolina)
September 24, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Detention Corporal Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr.
Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)
September 25, 2022
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Sergeant Meagan Burke
Oklahoma City Police Department
September 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Major Terry Randall "Turtle" Arnold
Cook County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
October 3, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane
Polk County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
October 4, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office (Kansas)
October 7, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Investigator Myiesha Breanna Stewart
Greenville Police Department (Mississippi)
October 11, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Lieutenant Dustin Demonte
Bristol Police Department (Connecticut)
October 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Alex Hamzy
Bristol Police Department (Connecticut)
October 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Truong Thai
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
October 13, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Steven R. Nothem, II
Carrollton Police Department (Texas)
October 18, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Officer Jorge Arias
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations
October 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related (Inadvertent)
Sergeant Ivan M. Morales
New York State Police
October 28, 2022
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Logan K. Medlock
London Police Department (Kentucky)
October 30, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Criminal Investigator Steven A. Carnes
Tom Green County District Attorney's Office (Texas)
November 13, 2022
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Brandon Tsai
Grand Prairie Police Department (Texas)
November 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Marine Interdiction Agent Michel O. Maceda
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations
November 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Jordan Jackson
Bellevue Police Department (Washington)
November 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Taylor
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
November 22, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Detective Sergeant Frank Gualdino
Yonkers Police Department (New York)
December 1, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy Sheriff José Angel DeLeon
Warren County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)
December 4, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Border Patrol Agent Raul Humberto Gonzalez, Jr.
United States Border Patrol
December 7, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Reserve Deputy Brad Miller
Maury County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)
December 12, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Court Services Officer Curtis Matthew Worland
Alaska State Troopers
December 13, 2022
Cause of Death: Animal related
Senior Corrections Officer Scott Ozburn Riner
Gwinnett County Department of Corrections (Georgia)
December 13, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Police Officer Branden Paul Estorffe
Bay St. Louis Police Department (Mississippi)
December 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Steven Robin
Bay St. Louis Police Department (Mississippi)
December 14, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Sergeant Donald Scoby
Stuttgart Police Department (Arkansas)
December 15, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Daniel J. Kin
Wyandot County Sheriff's Office (Ohio)
December 15, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca, Jr.
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)
December 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Joe Carey
Brodnax Police Department (Virginia)
December 16, 2022
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Detective Paul Daniel Newell
Benton County Sheriff's Office (Arkansas)
December 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Corey D. McElroy
Garrett County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)
December 21, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle crash
Corporal Ray Charles Hamilton
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
December 24, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero
Riverside County Sheriff's Department (California)
December 29, 2022
Cause of Death: Firearms related
COVID-19 Related Deaths
Police Officer Christopher Gibson
Dallas Police Department
January 2, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Detective Joseph Anthony Tripoli
Chicago Police Department
January 3, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deportation Officer William Hayes
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations
January 3, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Vannatta
Curry County Sheriff's Office (New Mexico)
January 3, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Bart Lane Arnold
Enid Police Department, Oklahoma
January 3, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, III
Casa Grande Police Department (Arizona)
January 4, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer David Leroy Ingle
Iola Police Department (Kansas)
January 4, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Franklin Joe
Lone Star College System Police Department (Texas)
January 4, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Officer Bruce Eckhoff
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations
January 5, 2022
Cause: COVID-19
Police Officer Richard Lynn Tostenson
Newnan Police Department (Georgia)
January 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Captain Reginald Kamal Smith
Wilson Police Department (North Carolina)
January 7, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Michael Queeney
Will County Sheriff's Office (Illinois)
January 8, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Detention Sergeant Janell L. Visser
Miller County Sheriff's Office (Missouri)
January 9, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corrections Officer V Mark A. Loecken
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
January 10, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Brian R. Shields
Aurora Police Department (Illinois)
January 11, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Brian Dennis Moore
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (California)
January 13, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Chief of Police Michael E. German
Prairie City Police Department (Iowa)
January 13, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Robert Tinoco
Cook County Sheriff's Police Department (Illinois)
January 13, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Captain Jeffrey Allen Pierce
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (New Mexico)
January 13, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Investigator Steven Ray Finley
Madison County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)
January 14, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Terrance Nicholas Bateman
Franklin County Sheriff's Office (Ohio)
January 15, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant Malek Z. Majzoub
Portsmouth Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 2022
Cause: COVID-19
Corrections Officer Melissa M. France
Oswego County Sheriff's Office (New York)
January 17, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corporal Ernest M. Robinson
Wayne County Sheriff's Office (Michigan)
January 18, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Ramiro "Ray" Perez
Shallowater Police Department (Texas)
January 18, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant Kenneth J. Thurman, Sr.
Aurora Police Department (Illinois)
January 19, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Daniel J. Sanchez
New York City Police Department
January 19, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Chief of Police Don Riffe
Jefferson College Police Department (Missouri)
January 20, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Lieutenant Kevin Pounders
Hanceville Police Department (Alabama)
January 23, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Christopher Wayne Berry
Vidor Police Department (Texas)
January 25, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff John L. Grampovnik
Allamakee County Sheriff's Department (Iowa)
January 27, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
School Resource Officer Travis Hurley
London Police Department (Kentucky)
January 27, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Master Trooper Vince Arnold Mullins
Tennessee Highway Patrol
January 28, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Master Patrolman William Daniel Kelley
McAlester Police Department (Oklahoma)
January 30, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant William Shibley
Sebastian County Sheriff's Office (Arkansas)
January 31, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant Burke N. Hannibal
Gonzales County Sheriff's Office (Texas)
January 31, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Chris Bardwell
Cross Roads Police Department (Texas)
February 1, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Laquintin J. Wilson
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, TX
February 1, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Master Police Officer David J. Nieves
Virginia Beach Police Department
February 1, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant Arthur Duron
Fowler Police Department (California)
February 2, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Steve Bobbitt
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)
February 3, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Chief of Police Richard Leslie Stephens
Union City Police Department (Oklahoma)
February 4, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant Robert M. Miller
Clifton Police Department (New Jersey)
February 5, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Leonard Swanson
New York City Police Department
February 5, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID19
Special Deputy Marshal Jose Elizondo Gomez
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
February 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Agent John Dale Stayrook
Medina County Drug Task Force (Ohio)
February 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corrections Employee Darrell Avery
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
February 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Correctional Officer Braxton Hofman
Lake County Sheriff's Office (South Dakota)
February 7, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer John Mestas
Double Oak Police Department (Texas)
February 7, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Correctional Officer IV John Baron "Barry" Broadaway
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
February 8, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corporal Sheli Godbold
Pantego Police Department (Texas)
February 10, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corporal Michael R. Springer
Arkansas State Police (Arkansas)
February 11, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Correctional Officer V Kay W. Zeger, Jr.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
February 13, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Lonnie Sneed
Double Oak Police Department (Texas)
February 15, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corporal Keith Morgan
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office (Alabama)
February 16, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sheriff Robert P. Craft
Marion County Sheriff's Office (Kansas)
February 16, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Captain Frank Keith Rezac, Jr.
Carroll County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)
February 16, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Jarett Oroszi
Washoe County Sheriff's Office (Nevada)
February 17, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Corrections Deputy Bridgette Lachelle Hunter
Shelby County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)
February 17, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Lieutenant Jason T. Dumlao
United States Department of Defense - Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport Police
February 21, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant Matthew Horton
Ocean County Sheriff's Office (New Jersey)
February 22, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Sergeant John Joseph Donohue
Fairfax County Police Department (Virginia)
February 23, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Correctional Lieutenant Steve Taylor
Riverside County Sheriff's Department (California)
February 24, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Detective Michael W. Godwin
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)
February 27, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Lieutenant Scott Brandon Owens
Union City Police Department (Oklahoma)
March 1, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Correctional Officer V Jose Ruiz
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
March 1, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy First Class Kenny Olander
Frederick County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)
March 2, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer David A. Mathura
New York City Police Department
March 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Correctional Officer V Lonnie D. Johnson, Jr.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
March 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Deputy Sheriff Douglas Warren Sanford
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (Indiana)
March 29, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Patrol Officer Brian Lee Sember
Ottawa Police Department (Illinois)
April 3, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner
Vestavia Hills Police Department (Alabama)
April 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Lieutenant Kristina Zell
Niagara Falls Police Department (New York)
November 7, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Names provided by the he Officer Down Memorial Page, ODMP.org
This article appeared in the March/April issue of OFFICER Magazine.
