NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
PATRICK YOES JIM PASCO
National President
3 SEPTEMBER 2024 Executive Director
MONTHLY UPDATE:
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOT
AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
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FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY 3 SEPTEMBER 2024
The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight on
31 August, there have been 256 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2024
(-5% from 2023 YTD; +9% from 2022 YTD). Of those officers shot, 38 of them
were killed (+8% from 2023 YTD; -17% from 2022 YTD). The year with the
highest number of officers shot through this date was 2023, when 271 officers
were shot through the first eight months of that year.
There have been 47 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this
year. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 64 officers shot, 15 of whom
were killed.
The number of ambush-style attacks listed does not include the countless incidents where
an officer was shot at but not struck by gunfire during an ambush-style attack.
256 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY
38 KILLED BY GUNFIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
64
47
-5%
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2024
YEAR TO DATE
SHOT
256 38
KILLED
2023
FULL YEAR
SHOT
378 46
KILLED
2022
FULL YEAR
SHOT
331 62
KILLED
2021
FULL YEAR
SHOT
346 64
KILLED
2020
FULL YEAR
SHOT
312 47
KILLED
2019 FULL YEAR
SHOT
293 50
KILLED
OFFICERS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2024
STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
ALABAMA 3 MAINE 1 OREGON 0
ALASKA 0 MARYLAND 1 PENNSYLVANIA 9
ARIZONA 7 MASSACHUSETTS 3 PUERTO RICO 1
ARKANSAS 7 MICHIGAN 9 RHODE ISLAND 0
CALIFORNIA 14 MINNESOTA 7 SOUTH CAROLINA 1
COLORADO 2 MISSISSIPPI 7 SOUTH DAKOTA 0
CONNECTICUT 0 MISSOURI 7 TENNESSEE 12
DELAWARE 0 MONTANA 1 TEXAS 22
FLORIDA 18 NEBRASKA 1 UTAH 1
GEORGIA 9 NEVADA 4 VERMONT 0
HAWAII 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 VIRGINIA 3
IDAHO 5 NEW JERSEY 7 WASHINGTON 3
ILLINOIS 13 NEW MEXICO 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 7
INDIANA 6 NEW YORK 11 WEST VIRGINIA 1
IOWA 3 NORTH CAROLINA 14 WISCONSIN 3
KANSAS 0 NORTH DAKOTA 0 WYOMING 2
KENTUCKY 2 OHIO 6 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0
LOUISIANA 12 OKLAHOMA 5 GUAM 0
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NATURE OF THE ATTACKS
Every felonious attack on a law enforcement officer, especially by gunfire, is
disturbing, regardless of the circumstances. Officers are always susceptible
to life-threatening attacks and therefore must always be vigilant and
maintain the highest level of situational awareness.
In most cases, officers are able to quickly assess situations, recognize
threats, and take adequate defensive actions. Tragically, not every threat
can be seen or mitigated. Perhaps most troubling and worrisome are
ambush-style and other calculated attacks on law enforcement.
Premeditated ambush-style attacks are particularly disturbing and
pernicious. These types of attacks are carried out with an element of
surprise and are intended to deprive officers of their ability to defend
against the attack. Premeditated attacks contribute to a worrisome
desensitization to evil acts that were once largely considered taboo except
by the most depraved individuals.
AMBUSH-STYLE ATTACK
An "ambush-style attack" is defined
as when an officer is struck by
gunfire without any warning or
opportunity to defend themselves.
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THE GROWING CONCERN
In October 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report entitled
Ambushes of Police. The report detailed the number of ambush attacks on
law enforcement officers from 1990-2013. In 2013 alone, there were between
200 and 300 ambush attacks reported. The Executive Summary states:
"…the proportion of fatal attacks on officers attributable
to ambushes [is] increasing. Concerns about targeted
violence against police are on the rise, while officers
must not only be guardians of the public but also be
prepared to respond to violence targeting them."
In May 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a report
entitled The Assailant Study: Mindset and Behavior. The report identified a
disturbing and growing trend of attackers who are motivated by a desire to
kill a law enforcement officer. This motivation, the report concludes, is from
a “singular narrative that portrays the officer as guilty in traditional and
social media and the subject as the victim.”
A December 2017 study by the Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services entitled Making It Safer, examined law enforcement officer fatalities
from 2010-2016, including ambush attacks. The study found that 20% of
ambushed officers were seated in their patrol cars and that:
"56 percent were not on a call or engaged in any
enforcement activity. Many of these officers were
simply eating, sitting on post, or in five cases, targeted
and killed while at their home or on their way home."
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THE GROWING CONCERN (CONTINUED)
In 2018, the Criminal Justice Information Services Division within the FBI
released a report entitled Ambushes and Unprovoked Attacks: Assaults on Our
Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers. This comprehensive report concluded:
“While the overall number of officers who were feloniously
killed was declining, the percentage of officers feloniously
killed during surprise attacks was increasing.”
BACKGROUND
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.
Department of Justice published the 2023 Year-End Summary on Law Enforcement
Officers Shot in the Line of Duty, which contains research conducted by staff with
the National FOP's Legislative Office.
In October of 2019, the National Fraternal Order of Police partnered with the
National Blue Alert Network to collect and analyze data on reported shootings of
law enforcement officers nationwide. Using media monitoring software and general
research, staff with the National FOP's Legislative Office has tracked, collected,
and analyzed publicly available information to produce the 2023 Year-End Summary
on officers shot and killed in the line of duty. The report contains data on law
enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally, for the
expressed purpose of better understanding the nature and frequency of incidents
that could give rise to the issuance of a Blue Alert.
The information in this monthly update reflects preliminary numbers and is subject
to change.
VIEW THE 2023 YEAR-END SUMMARY
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF JUSTIN SMITH
Stone County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF JEREMY MALONE
George County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
End of Watch: Thursday, January 4, 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF GREG MCCOWAN
Blount County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Thursday, February 8, 2024
SERGEANT NEVADA KRINKEE
Sheridan Police Department, Wyoming
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
POLICE OFFICER PAUL ELMSTRAND
Burnsville Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 18, 2024
POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW RUGE
Burnsville Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 18, 2024
POLICE OFFICER CODY ALLEN
Independence Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Thursday, February 29, 2024
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024
PATROLMAN JUSTIN HARE
New Mexico State Police, New Mexico
End of Watch: Friday, March 15, 2024
DETECTIVE FIRST GRADE JONATHAN DILLER
New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Monday, March 25, 2024
AGENT ELIEZER RAMOS-VELEZ
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Friday, March 29, 2024
POLICE OFFICER JOSEPH MCKINNEY
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, April 12, 2024
LIEUTENANT MICHAEL HOOSOCK
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, New York
End of Watch: Sunday, April 14, 2024
POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL E. JENSEN
Syracuse Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Sunday, April 14, 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF TOBIN BOLTER
Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho
End of Watch: Sunday, April 21, 2024
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024
POLICE OFFICER LUIS M. HUESCA
Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Sunday, April 21, 2024
POLICE OFFICER KYLE HICKS
Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
POLICE OFFICER JOSHUA EYER
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Monday, April 29, 2024
INVESTIGATOR SAMUEL POLOCHE
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, North Carolina
End of Watch: Monday, April 29, 2024
INVESTIGATOR WILLIAM "ALDEN" ELLIOT
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, North Carolina
End of Watch: Monday, April 29, 2024
DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL THOMAS “T.W.” WEEKS
United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, April 29, 2024
POLICE OFFICER JACOB DERBIN
Euclid Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Saturday, May 11, 2024
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024
POLICE OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL
Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Thursday, May 30, 2024
POLICE OFFICER JOSHUA BRIESE
Gila River Police Department, Tribal Police
End of Watch: Saturday, June 1, 2024
DETECTIVE RYAN SO
Scottsdale Police Department, Arizona
End of Watch: Thursday, June 13, 2024
POLICE OFFICER BRADLEY J. RECKLING
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, June 22, 2024
POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM BUTLER, JR.
Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Officer, Michigan
End of Watch: Thursday, June 27, 2024
POLICE OFFICER JAMIESON RITTER
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio
End of Watch: Thursday, July 4, 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF FERNANDO ESQUEDA
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, July 11, 2024
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024
CORPORAL MOHAMED SAID
Melvindale Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Sunday, July 21, 2024
SENIOR CORPORAL SEGUS R. JOLIVETTE
Lafayette Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Thursday, July 25, 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF RAFAEL D. WORDLAW
Cook County Sheriff's Office, Illinois
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
MASTER DEPUTY SHERIFF BRADLEY MICHAEL LINK
Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, August 3, 2024
PATROLMAN TROY FLOYD
Summit Police Department, Mississippi
End of Watch: Thursday, August 8, 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF HUNTER REEDY
Smyth County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Friday, August 9, 2024
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024
DEPUTY SHERIFF BRANDON CUNNINGHAM
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Saturday, August 17, 2024
INVESTIGATOR TAYLOR JAIMESON BRISTOW
Carrol County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Friday, August 23, 2024
INVESTIGATOR WAYNE DAVID
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
POLICE OFFICER DARRON BURKS
Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, August 29, 2024
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The National Fraternal Order of Police is the
world’s oldest and largest organization of
sworn law enforcement officers. We proudly
represent more than 373,000 members
from more than 2,200 lodges.
We are the voice of those who dedicate their lives to protecting
and serving our communities. We are committed to improving
the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the
safety of those we serve through education, legislation,
information, community involvement and employee
representation. No one knows the dangers and the difficulties
faced by today’s police officers better than another officer, and
no one knows police officers better than the FOP.
NATIONAL FOP LEGISLATIVE OFFICE
THE STEVE YOUNG LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY CENTER
Office Phone (202) 547-8189
Jim Pasco, Executive Director
[email protected] Tim Richardson, Senior Legislative Liaison
[email protected] David Taboh, Legislative Liaison
[email protected] Benjamin Stokes, Legislative Liaison
[email protected] Laura Gormally , Legislative Liaison
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