2026 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 24
Total Deaths by Month
- January 8
- February 13
- March 3
Total Deaths by State
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 24
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 5 months
Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong
Caldwell County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 4, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Terry L. Bennett
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Stephen A. LaPorta
Uxbridge Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Elijah Garretson
Copperas Cove Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 11, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Cause: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Ohlmeyer
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Friday, January 30, 2026
Cause: Vehicular assault
Weakley County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, January 30, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Senior Pradeep Tamang
Gwinnett County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Haggard
Lee County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Monday, February 2, 2026
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Brian D. Elliott
Beech Grove Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, February 16, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Cause: Duty related illness
Hahira Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Cause: Automobile crash
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Cause: Automobile crash
Master Trooper Stien Davis, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez
Christian County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Monday, February 23, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Monday, February 23, 2026
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, February 23, 2026
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope
Christian County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Cause: Stabbed
Master Trooper Steven J. Perry
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Cause: Automobile crash
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Cause: Automobile crash
Corporal Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, March 8, 2026
Cause: Gunfire