Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 84

  • 9/11 related illness 4
  • Accidental 1
  • Assault 3
  • Automobile crash 10
  • COVID19 5
  • Duty related illness 2
  • Electrocuted 1
  • Exposure to toxins 1
  • Fire 1
  • Gunfire 38
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 4
  • Heart attack 4
  • Motorcycle crash 2
  • Struck by streetcar 1
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 2
  • Vehicle pursuit 1
  • Vehicular assault 3

Total Deaths by State

  • Alabama 2
  • Arkansas 2
  • California 4
  • Connecticut 1
  • Florida 2
  • Georgia 2
  • Idaho 1
  • Illinois 7
  • Indiana 1
  • Iowa 2
  • Kansas 1
  • Kentucky 3
  • Louisiana 1
  • Maryland 2
  • Michigan 2
  • Minnesota 1
  • Missouri 1
  • Montana 1
  • New Jersey 1
  • New Mexico 2
  • New York 11
  • North Carolina 2
  • Ohio 5
  • Oregon 2
  • Pennsylvania 2
  • Puerto Rico 1
  • Railroad Police 3
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 4
  • Texas 9
  • U.S. Government 1
  • Virgin Islands 1
  • Virginia 2
  • Wisconsin 1
Jailer Zack Hall | Robertson County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Robertson County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Jailer Zack Hall

Robertson County Sheriff's Office, TX

EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1875

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John Gruber | Louisville Police Department, Kentucky
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman John Gruber

Louisville Police Department, KY

EOW: Monday, January 27, 1930

Cause: Vehicular assault

Prison Guard Major Joe Crowson | Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Prison Guard Major Joe Crowson

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX

EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1934

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant E. R. Carr | California Highway Patrol, California
California Highway Patrol, California

Sergeant E. R. Carr

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1938

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Agent Daniel Allen Ross | 24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force, Texas
24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force, Texas

Agent Daniel Allen Ross

24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force, TX

EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Jeffery Alan Wroten | Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction, Maryland
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction, Maryland

Officer Jeffery Alan Wroten

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction, MD

EOW: Friday, January 27, 2006

Cause: Gunfire