THE NAMES LISTED HERE DO NOT REFLECT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST.
Although we have a full time news and research department that tracks security and
private police officer injuries and deaths, the total number of deaths is unknown due to a lack
of accurate agency reporting, media omitting names, and misclassification of job titles.
2021
JANUARY
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
CHESAPEAKE VA
JANUARY 1 2021
Died of complications of the Coronavirus.
IHAB MUHANNA, 55
GARLAND TX
JANUARY 3 2021
Died from complications of Coronavirus.
MARIA GOMEZ, 58
JERSEY CITY NJ
Died from coronavirus.
RANDOLPH “RANDY” MUNIZ
NEWARK NJ
JAN 9 2021
TSA Officer died from Covid 19.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
HOUSTON TX
JANUARY 9 2021
Passed away from the corona virus.
AISHA NEVELL, 46
CHICAGO IL
JANUARY 9 2021
Was murdered during a violent shooting rampage that killed 3 others.
KENDRA WILLIAMS, 66
NEW YORK CITY NY
JANUARY 19 2021
Died from complications of the Coronavirus.
SEAN DEAN
NEW YORK NY
JANUARY 19 2021
Dean was a security employee of the Mets organization and died of COVID 19.
HOWARD FRANKLIN, 67
SAN FRANCISCO
JANUARY 19 2021
Was working as a security guard when he became ill and died of virus.
FOUR MALES
DECEMBER
SAN JUAN PR
All classified as security guards, died according to a news release.
MAURICE CONNER, 64
NASHVILLE TN
JANUARY 20 2021
A security officer at Lipscomb University died of Covid-19 related illness.
TONY MADORE
HARTFORD CT
A security officer for a security business, his death is attributed to the Corona virus.
ARTHUR LATTIMORE
NEW JERSEY
Death have been attributed to the Corona virus.
TROY ANDREWS
HAWAII
Death have been attributed to the Corona virus.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 60
HENDERSON NV
JANUARY 29 2021
Died after a truck ran over him while on duty.
GREGORY SEIBERT, 51
INDIANAPOLIS IN
JANUARY 2021
Died from covid.
FEBRUARY
TERENA JONES
BRONX NY
FEBRUARY 2021
Died from coronavirus.
DEXTER DE LOS SANTOS
LOS ANGELES CA
FEBRUARY 21
LAPD security officer died from COVID19.
SALENA GOMEZ, 56
SAN JUAN PR
FEBRUARY 21
Passed away from being infected with the Coronavirus.
JAMES COOK
ST LOUIS MO
FEBRUARY 2021
Shot to death on duty during a confrontation at the MetroLink.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
TEXAS
FEBRUARY 2021
Died from a gunshot wound.
MARK THEODORE STEIT, 60
HENDERSON NV
FEBRUARY 1 2021
Was accidentally ran over by a truck while on duty.
PANTON ADAMS, 64
WESTCHESTER NY
FEBRUARY 3 2021
Was a school security officer and died from COVID19.
HARRY WALLACE, 71
JACKSON MS
FEBRUARY 3 2021
Died from complications of the Coronavirus.
RAYMUNDO GOMEZ, 56
SPRING VALLEY NY
FEBRUARY 10 2021
Died from the Coronavirus.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
MANHATTAN NY
FEBRUARY 11 2021
Died from Covid-19.
RIYADH AL JANABI, 23
RIVERDALE PARK MD
FEBRUARY 12 2021
Shot to death during a carjacking while on duty.
STEVEN DANIEL HOLMES
CHARLESTON SC
FEB 13 2021
Murdered while on duty at a night club.
PAUL C SCOTT, 33
FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 13 2021
Murdered while on duty.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 57
CLEVELAND OH
FEBRUARY 19 2021
Lost his life to the Coronavirus over the weekend.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
SAN JUAN PR
FEBRUARY 19 2021
The Puerto Rican government recently released information that two men who died from the COVID19 virus were employed as security guards at the time of their deaths.
The report did not list ages or names of the deceased.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
SAN JUAN PR
FEBRUARY 19 2021
The Puerto Rican government recently released information that two men who died from the COVID19 virus were employed as security guards at the time of their deaths.
The report did not list ages or names of the deceased.
MARTINUS MITCHUM
NEW ORLEANS LA
FEBRUARY 26 2021
Reserve Deputy Constable for the Second City Court of New Orleans Constable’s Office, Louisiana. He was murdered, shot and killed while working a security detail at a high school basketball game.
STEVEN BRANDOW, 56
NEW YORK NY
FEBRUARY 2021
Retired NYPD working as a security officer when he died of Covid-19.
Sixty days into the year and sixty-seven security officers have died on duty.
And there has been an unusually high number of lethal force usage by security officers during the same period.
During the months of January and February, Seventeen Security Officers Were Murdered while on duty.
All but two died from gunfire.
Five officers were shot repeatedly by their attackers.
Thirty-eight others have died from the Coronavirus during the first two months of the year.
Three other security officers died in vehicle accidents, three others died from unknown causes, one officer drowned, and five security officers died on duty as a result of a medical emergency.
Twenty-one other security officers were shot while on duty and six remain hospitalized.
During this time there were over thirty times when a security officer used a firearm to defend himself.
In at least six of those shootings, police charged the security officer with murder, and currently, nineteen shooting incidents remain open and under investigation.
MARCH
MICHAEL SANCHEZ, 63
FLORIDA
MARCH 5 2021
Died from complications of the Coronavirus.
JOSHUA BROWN, 24
LOS ANGELES CA
MARCH 5 2021
Was shot to death trying to stop a theft.
CARLA CARDORA
BROOKLYN NY
Died from the Covid19 virus.
YOSEPH ALMONTE, 31
LAS VEGAS NV
MARCH 9 2021
Was shot to death by an employee of Wynn Casino and Resort.
10 CALIFORNIA SECURITY OFFICERS DIED OF COVID19 IN 2021 SO FAR AS IDENTIFIED BY LOCAL REPORTERS.
MORE THAN 123 CALIFORNIA SECURITY OFFICERS DIED IN 2020 FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
TIMOTEO “TIM” CRUZ, 27
CLEVELAND OH
MARCH 13 2021
Cruz was an off-duty Cuyahoga County Corrections Officer working security at a sports bar when he was gunned down.
SADAO “JAE” RICHARDSON, 34
RICHMOND VA
MARCH 13 2021
Shot to death during a disturbance at a shopping center.
RAUL JIMENEZ
ORLANDO FL
MARCH 11 2021
Died from the coronavirus.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
BRIDGEPORT CT
MARCH 2 2021
Died on duty from a medical emergency.
APRIL
MICHAEL ELLIS, 52
VOLUSIA COUNTY FL
APRIL 4 2021
Violently murdered at United Methodist Children’s Home.
With the assistance of numerous news reporting services, we have now verified that as of today, there has been 472 Coronavirus related security officer deaths.
CALEB CULBREATH, 27
Atlanta GA
April 12 2021
Shot to death at a nightclub.
ERIC DAVIE
LOUISVILLE KY
APRIL 21 2021
School security officer died suddenly on duty.
ENRIQUE SANCHEZ, 58
SAN DIEGO CA
APRIL 25 2021
Died from COVID19.
MARK BARISONEK
NEWARK NJ
APRIL 28 2021
TSA officer died from complications of COVID-19.
MAY
WILL ROBINSON, 39
WICHITA KS
MAY 7 2021
Was shot to death while on duty at the QuikTrip store.
BOBBY ROSE, 39
BASTROP TX
MAY 9 2021
The security officer was murdered while on duty at a nightclub.
DOMINQUE DEWAYNE MCNAIR, 28
FARGO NORTH DAKOTA
MAY 22 2021
Shot to death at a nightclub.
JUNE
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
SPRINGFIELD MA
JUNE 10 2021
Cause of death classified as medical emergency.
ALISHA WINDFIELD, 36
TAMPA FL
JUNE 10 2021
Female security officer kidnapped from condo complex, murdered, and then set on fire.
RICHARD CASTELLANA, 55
GARY IN
JUNE 11 2021
Was shot to death during a bank robbery.
TRACIE JOHNSON, 69
BROOKLYN NY
JUNE 10 2021
Security officer died of covid19. He has been working during the pandemic.
JERRY SMOTHERS. 63
FAYETTEVILLE NC
JUNE 12 2021
Was shot in the head while working security at a closed hotel.
STANLEY W STANLOWSKI, 66
CONNECTICUT
Died from covid.
DERRICK SMITH, 54
LOS ANGELES CA
JUNE 12 2021
Struck and killed by a reckless driver.
JULY
JERRY CALE, 58
VIRGINIA BEACH VA
JULY 4 2021
Retired police officer, security company owner dies from Covid19.
TROY GOODE, 57
FLORIDA
JULY 2021
Died from Covid-19.
DENISE SMITH, 41
TACOMA WA
JULY 18 2021
Was murdered on duty. Police made an arrest.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
TSA
July 2021
TSA reported a security officer death as a result of Covid 19.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
TSA
July 27 2021
TSA reported a security officer death as a result of Covid -19.
NATHAN HULL
TULSA OK
JULY 30 2021
Security guard shot to death while trying to stop car burglary.
AUGUST
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
RIDGEWAY SC
AUGUST 2 2021
An allied universal security officer, was found dead while on duty at the Lieber Correctional Institution.
HENRY FALL, 67
MADISON WI
AUGUST 3 2021
Passed away from Covid 19 complications.
DEPUTY SHERIFF BRANDON SHIRLEY, 26
JEFFERSON COUNTY KY
AUGUST 5 2021
Shirley was working an off-duty security job when he ambushed and murdered.
NATHAN HULL, 38
TULSA OK
AUGUST 5 2021
Shot to death at a nightclub while on duty.
KEITH HOLIDAY
GEORGIA
AUGUST 5 2021
Shot to death.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
ARKANSAS
AUGUST 6 2021
Shot to death during confrontation.
KAMISHA WATKINS
HUNTSVILLE AL
AUGUST 6 2021
Died on duty of unknown causes.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
CHICAGO IL
AUGUST 8 2021
Was shot to death while working nightclub security.
ELIAS NASSEH, 35
ORANGE COUNTY FL
AUGUST 8 2021
Was shot to death while working security at a hotel.
KENDRICK WILLIAMS, 69
MICHIGAN
A security company owner died from Covid19.
There have been six other reported security officer deaths in the past ten days.
KEITH BAILEY, 61
ROCKVILLE MD
AUGUST 15 2021
Died suddenly from Covid19.
WILL BROOKS, 42
TOMBALL TX
AUGUST 15 2021
Died of COVID 19.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
WASHINGTON DC
AUGUST 19 2021
Died from Covid19 complications.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
CHICAGO IL
AUGUST 24 2021
Died from Covid-19 virus.
PHILIP FRUSETTA, 24
FRESNO CA
AUGUST 25 2021
Shot to death while working security at Motel 6.
BRYAN MICHAELS
MS
Died from Covid-19.
TED T. HORN, 56,
EAST ST LOUIS IL
AUGUST 27 2021
Was shot and killed during a bank robbery.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
MEMPHIS TN
AUGUST 2 2021
Was shot to death during a struggle at a gas station while on duty.
SEPTEMBER
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 71
SAN FRANCISCO CA
SEPTEMBER 1 2021
Security officer died from Covid19.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
NEW ORLEANS LA
SEPTEMBER 6 2021
Male security officer died during Hurricane Ida.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
MIAMI DADE FL
SEPT 9 2021
Male security officer employed by Miami Dade Schools died from Covid-19.
TITUS DAVISON, 55
BRONX NY
SEPTEMBER 11 2001
Was a security officer and was killed in the attack on the NY towers.
JOSEPH “JOE” REESE
SEPTEMBER 10 2021
LIBERTY COUNTY TX
Retired law enforcement, current courthouse security officer.
JOSEPH PAUL GOMEZ, 46
ANAHEIM CA
SEPTEMBER 11 2021
Was stabbed to death while patrolling a shopping center.
JANNETTE GROOMS
BROOKLYN NY
SEPTEMBER 14 2021
Died from Covid-19.
AMANDA HEATHER BUCHANAN, 20
ARLINGTON TX
SEPTEMBER 13 2021
Hospital security officer dies from Covid-19
FREDDIE ROWELL, 77
LEE COUNTY AL
SEPTEMBER 15 2021
Court security officer dies from Covid-19 complications.
ROBERT LOGAN, JR
BOISE IDAHO
SEPTEMBER 2021
TSA officer died from Covid-19.
ANGELA WASHINGTON, 41
WASHINGTON DC
SEPTEMBER 21 2021
Special Police Officer shot to death while patrolling an apartment complex.
NATHEN LEY
ST LOUIS MO
2006
Killed while working as a bank security officer at Bank of America.
GEORGE TURPIN, 67
GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 2021
Died from Covid-19.
FRANK EPSTEIN
NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2021
Died from Covid 19 complications.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 37
Died from Covid-19 after three weeks on a ventilator in the hospital.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
NEWARK NJ
SEPTEMBER 2021
Covid-19 death.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
HOUSTON TX
SEPTEMBER 2021
Covid-19 death.
RALPH MOYER, 86
ANDERSON SC
SEPTEMBER 16 2021
Captain Moyer worked for American Security and passed away
from COVID-19.
OCTOBER
NASSIR DAY, 25
PHILADELPHIA PA
OCTOBER 1 2021
Officer Day was shot in the head and murder while on duty at an office building.
ALBERTO VALENCIA VIDALES, 25
FRESNO CA
OCTOBER 2 2021
Died from covid.
MANUEL “MANNY” QUIJANO
TAMPA FL
OCTOBER 3 2022
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO) at Tampa International Airport in Florida. Passed away contracting COVID-19.
KAREEM ATKINS
HARRIS COUNTY TX
OCTOBER 16, 2021
Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 4, Texas, was shot to death working security at a nightclub. Two other deputies were also shot.
ALFONSO TURNER, 30
LAS VEGAS NV
MAY 8 2021
Security officer was gunned down at an apartment complex.
JORGE RAVIERA, 43
HOUSTON TX
Died of Covid.
MARCUS PARTEE
LOUISIANA
Died from Covid.
UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER
DETROIT MI
Passed away from Covid-19.
FRANCO TORRES, 31
NEW YORK, NY
OCTOBER 9 2021
Murdered at a club.
CLAY KING
DALLAS TX
OCTOBER 22 2021
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer at Dallas-fort Worth International died from Coronavirus.
JOESPH ACKER, 26
BOISE ID
OCTOBER 25 2021
Unarmed mall security officer murdered during active shooter incident.
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