Fallen Heroes

Broomfield, CO – Broomfield Police Department (BPD) Officer Brenda Sorrels, 47, was found dead at her home on Feb. 27, from an apparent suicide. “With great sadness I’m announcing the death of [Officer] Brenda Sorrels,” Kurt Jordan posted on Instagram on Mar. 1. “She was a Broomfield Police Officer for many years and last month […]

Clinton, MO – Clinton Police Officer Christopher Morton, 30, was gunned down as he and fellow officers entered a residence in response to a 911 call on Tuesday night. Two other officers were wounded in the incident. Police responded to the home at 9:20 p.m. on March 6, after they received a 911 call and […]

Hickman, KY – Hickman Police Department (HPD) Officer Rodney Smith died in the line of duty on Saturday morning as he patrolled a heavily flooded roadway. Searchers located his body in a flooded field, following a massive overnight search, investigators said. Officer Smith, 45, was on duty on Friday night when he contacted a dispatcher […]

Bushwick, NY – New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rachel Bocatija, 24, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Feb. 27. Officer Bocatija’s unnamed sister became concerned when she was unable to reach her by phone, and went to their family home, the New York Daily News reported. She noticed the officer’s vehicle outside, and […]

Kittitas County, WA – A Bonney Lake Police officer was among two people killed March 3 in an avalanche while snowmobiling, according to city officials. Officer James Larsen, 41, and Zach Roundtree, 27, were killed at about 1:30 p.m. after the avalanche hit them while they were snowmobiling near Esmeralda Peak. Kyle Ottwell, 26, was […]

Ashland, OR – Ashland Police Officer Malcus Williams unexpectedly died Friday night while on duty. Ashland Police Department said that Officer Williams was on a call at around 7:25 p.m. when he suddenly suffered a major medical event. The other officers on-scene were able to render medical aid while they called for expedited assistance from […]

Scotland County, NC – Scotland County Deputy Alexis “Thunder” Eagle Locklear, 24, was killed while responding as backup for another officer involved in a pursuit on Thursday night. Sheriff Ralph Kersey said that the deputy was responding to the pursuit down Old Wire Road near Arch Mclean Road in Wagram, according to WMBF. While responding, […]

Mount Pleasant, MI – Police are searching for a man who opened fire at a Central Michigan University (CMU) dorm on Friday, killing two people. Bellwood Police Department Officer James Eric Davis, Sr., 48, and his wife, Diva Davis, were fatally shot on the fourth floor of Campbell Hall by their son, 19-year-old CMU sophomore […]

DeKalb County, TN – The body of Lebanon Police Department (LPD) Officer Joseph Bowen was found in a DeKalb County creek on Thursday, approximately 300 yards from his partially submerged pickup truck, police said. Officer Bowen, 28, was heading home from his night shift at approximately 6 a.m., just after he called his wife to […]

Crittenden County, AR – Earle Police Department Captain Kenneth Culbreath, 53, died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on a wet roadway, just after he finished his shift. Investigators said that Capt. Culbreath was traveling in his 1999 Chevy pickup on State Highway 50, at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, when he failed to […]