Officer Down

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.

2024

JANUARY

DEONDRE FLINT, 35
AUSTIN TX
JANUARY 7 2024
Shot to death by game room employee while on duty. 
ANDRE GREGORY
MILWAUKEE WI
JANUARY 28TH 2024
Was shot and killed while de-escalating a fight at a nightclub.
DARNELL PATE
DAYTON OH
JANUARY 29 2024
Was targeted and shot and killed as he left work.

FEBRUARY

FREDERICK BOWLES, 67
INDIANA
FEBRUARY 1 2024
Died of a medical incident while on duty.
LAURENCE HOPKINS, 61
NEW YORK CITY NY
FEBRUARY 10 2024
Stabbed to death while working nightclub security.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 47
Found dead while on duty.
LOYCE WRIGHT, 43
CHICAGO IL
FEBRUARY 23 2024
Shot to death by a man with a rifle while providing security at Family Dollar store.

MARCH

LAVION ESTRIDGE 24
SAN DIEGO CA
MARCH 6 2024
The security officer was shot to death at an apartment complex.
MAURICE THOMAS, JR., 33
NASHVILLE TN
MARCH 17 2024
Armed security officer killed during auto break ins.
DARRIEL KING, 53
NEW ORLEANS LA
APRIL 7 2024
Shot to death outside bar.

APRIL

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
ATLANTA GA
APRIL 3 2024
Shot to death during confrontation. 
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
DORAL FL
APRIL 6 2024
Security officer killed during an active shooter incident at martini bar inside a mall.

MAY

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
SAN ANTONIO TX
MAY 4 2024
Was shot to death after confronting suspicious persons.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
WASHINGTON DC
MAY 5 2024
Shot to death.
JOHN MILLS, 69
LOUISVILLE KY
MAY 17 2024
Was struck by a bus while working at PGA.
RICARDO FRANCISCO ORTEGA, 29
OAKLAND CA
FEBRUARY 15, 1997
Died trying to rescue someone who was drowning.

JUNE

DAMIEN NELSON, 44
CHICAGO IL
JUNE 9 2024
Shot to death working at apartment complex. 
PETER BROUT, 66
DENVER CO
JUNE 12 2024
On duty medical incident.
ABAKR MOHAMED AMIN, 41
Freemont CA
June 13 2024
Shot to death by a customer at the CVS in the Fremont Hub Shopping Center.
CEILIN SMITH
COLUMBUS OH
JUNE 14 2024
Shot to death working nightclub security.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
NEW YORK
JUNE 14 2024
Killed during shoplifting incident.
DESMOND TAYLOR, 27
COLUMBUS OH
JUNE 14 2024
Shot to death while working nightclub security.

JULY

KENNETH WASHINGTON, 50
TAMPA FL
JULY 2 2024
Killed breaking up fight.
ROY LOVE, 60
JACKSON MS
JULY 8 2024 
While working security at a convenience store he was disarmed and killed.
WALTER E. MULBERRY, 49
PORTLAND OR
July 10 2024
Found shot and murdered while on duty.
TIMOTHY REDMAN
COLUMBUS OH 
JULY 17 2024 
Security officer passed away on duty. 
ALEXANDER MACEO-SANABRIA, 52
LAS VEGAS NV
JULY 20 2024
Shot to death trying to prevent a shoplifting at a store.
JAMES REDMON
MEMPHIS TN
JULY 24 2024
Was shot to death by another security guard. 

AUGUST

TRAYVON SMART, 66
PENNSLYVANIA
AUGUST 14 2024
Died on the job from medical condition. 
DAVID ANDERSON, 38
MILWAUKEE WI
AUGUST 24 2024 
Shot to death while working security at nightclub. 

SEPTEMBER

HENRY FORD, 38
SAGINAW, MI
SEPTEMBER 11 2024
Killed while working security at a Saginaw library.
UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER
HOUSTON TX
SEPTEMBER 14 2024
Shot and killed by another security guard in front of a storefront in southwest Houston.
JIM LAU
NORTH CAROLINA
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
On-duty court security officer drowned after his truck was swept into a flooded river while he was taking a lunch break.
UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER
GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
On-duty security officer suffered a heart attack and died while trying to remove a large tree that had fallen at a business. 
RAFAEL SALDANA, 25
MONTEBELLO CA 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Security guard was shot dead during an armed robbery attempt at a cannabis dispensary in Montebello.

OCTOBER

UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER
JACKSONVILLE FL
OCTOBER 3, 2024
On-duty Security Officer was gunned down during the robbery of an “arcade”.
MALCOLM NOWLIN
LAWRENCEVILLE PA
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Was murdered while working security at a hookah business
CYNTHIA PLATT, 26
TAYLOR, MI
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Shot dead while on-duty at a business.
UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER
EL PASO, TX
October 15, 2024
School security officer had a medical emergency on campus, and died in the hospital.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
KINGS MOUNTAIN NC
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Shot to death during robbery of Loomis armored truck. 

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