The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 6th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Officer John Brasher Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1849 Cause of Death: Gunfire Principal Keeper George McKelvey New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1880 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman John J. Barrett Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1886 Cause of Death: Bomb Patrolman George Miller Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1886 Cause of Death: Bomb Police Officer John Pearce Monroe Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1888 Cause of Death: Assault City Marshal Elias T. Mussett Corpus Christi Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, May 6, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman M. M. Vickers Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, May 6, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Anthony Cleary New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, May 6, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William H. Singletary Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Shipp Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Frank McNamara Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, May 6, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Lawrence E. Reidheimer Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Tuesday, May 6, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George Staples Burroughs Greenville Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, May 6, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ebert Crout Middletown Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff George Milton Rickman Coffey County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Tuesday, May 6, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Fred S. Hirsch Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Snyder Lee Risher Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, May 6, 1932 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Lawrence A. Ward New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Samuel J. Brothers Burgaw Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Bradford G. Mott Rhode Island State Police, RI EOW: Tuesday, May 6, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police John Albert Skinner Norwood Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Fred Disel Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1944 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Sidney Riegel Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Stanley Schall New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1964 Cause of Death: Heart attack Game Warden Joe Marshall Evans Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Brian M. Graft St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, May 6, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Court Officer Francis J. Carroll New York State Office of Court ..., NY EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire             State Park Ranger I Patricia M. Scully California Department of Parks ..., CA EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant W. Calvin Meeks Sauk County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Charles L. Harrison Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1982 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Thomas G. Burchfield Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Michael R. Okelberry Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Special Agent Johnny Alvin Masengale United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1992 Cause of Death: Explosion Detective Lonnie C. Miller Sr. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy James Mark Windsor Randolph County Sheriff's Depar..., AL EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1995 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Steven Dewain Morgan Long Beach Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Franklin Northcutt Long Beach Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ian Todd Ewing Kay County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Rick Lee Johnson Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Saturday, May 6, 2000 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Ryan Jay Cunningham Vail Police Department, CO EOW: Sunday, May 6, 2001 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Julie Rochelle Jacks Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Border Patrol Agent Roberto Javier Duran United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Deputy Sheriff Mariano (Rocky) Lemus Jr. Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, May 6, 2005 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Sergeant Gerald Dennis Vick St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, May 6, 2005 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: 44
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Bomb: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Explosion: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 23
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicular assault: 3