The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 2nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

City Marshal Samuel D. Ball Sherman Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 2, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James M. Shepard Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1887 Cause of Death: Structure collapse Detective Lieutenant David Morris Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer C. W. Crankshaw Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Forbes A. McLeod Needham Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 2, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis O. Haddock Needham Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 2, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Herbert Ray United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Elkins P. Morrison Austin Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1936 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer John P. Sullivan Sr. Springfield Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 2, 1940 Cause of Death: Train accident Police Officer Thomas F. Murphy Springfield Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 2, 1940 Cause of Death: Train accident Police Officer Edward Bradley Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Walter C. Maxey California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer Walter B. Harris Princeton Borough Police Depart..., NJ EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1946 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Melvin E. Phillips Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Floyd Gresham Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Julius Buchter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1961 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Antonio Jaramillo New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 1965 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Hugh Levon Butler Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, February 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Lawrence L. Dorsey Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, February 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James E. Buckley Chelsea Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, February 2, 1970 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Jay R. Van Dusen Amherst Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1972 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joshua B. Rodriguez Jr. Bexar County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, February 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Vincent L. Walker Bexar County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, February 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Lawrence B. Meyer Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Frank I. Bugdin Jr. New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Chief Michael Harry Sheridan Richland Township Police Depart..., MI EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1978 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle               Police Officer Antonio Martinez Kelsey Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Brian N. Rovnak New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Malcolm D. Strong Ontario County Sheriff's Office, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Unidentified Supervisor Eric Bowling Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1984 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Edward Toefield Jr. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jeffery G. Casner Berlin Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1985 Cause of Death: Assault Detective Gary Lee Ward Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Wilfredo Calderon-Morales Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Haskell Junior McCoy Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Bruce Williford Richmond County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Monday, February 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff David Michael Goddard Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Senior Officer Juan Rincon Prieto Corpus Christi Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 1993 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer William Herman Edwards III Henrico County Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, February 2, 1998 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Correction Officer Wayne Mitchell Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Friday, February 2, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Larry Mack Dowdy Coryell County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Jack David Cooper Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history.

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 42
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 7
Gunfire: 17
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 5
Structure collapse: 1
Train accident: 2
Unidentified: 2