Officers Killed on This Day in History

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 58

  • 9/11 related illness 3
  • Accidental 1
  • Assault 1
  • Automobile crash 6
  • Duty related illness 2
  • Fall 1
  • Gunfire 32
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Heart attack 2
  • Influenza Pandemic 1
  • Motorcycle crash 2
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 2
  • Vehicle pursuit 1
  • Vehicular assault 2

Total Deaths by State

  • Arkansas 3
  • California 2
  • Colorado 2
  • District of Columbia 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1
  • Kansas 2
  • Kentucky 1
  • Louisiana 2
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Michigan 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Mississippi 1
  • Nebraska 4
  • New Jersey 2
  • New York 10
  • Ohio 1
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Pennsylvania 4
  • Railroad Police 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Texas 8
  • U.S. Government 3
  • Virginia 2
  • West Virginia 1

Warden James Delahunty

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, NE

EOW: Thursday, March 14, 1912

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Frank Byrnes

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, March 14, 1931

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Trooper Todd Holmes

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Cause: Automobile crash