Veteran Iowa State trooper shot and killed in line of duty by barricaded man, officials say
A 27-year-veteran of the Iowa State Patrol was shot and killed by a man who had earlier assaulted a police officer, Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens said Saturday.
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359 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2020.
May 04, 2020 · FBI Releases 2019 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty According to statistics reported to the FBI, 89 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in...
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A total of 264 officers died in the line of duty in 2020, according to new data released Monday by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). That’s a 96% increase over 2019 – which saw 135 duty deaths – and makes 2020 the deadliest year for law enforcement since 1974.
The official count from the FBI is that 27 law enforcement officers were 'feloniously' killed in the line of duty in 2013 (the lowest in a 35-year period 1980–2014), and an additional 49 died in accidents (total: 76). 2014. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 158 deaths in the line of duty.
May 04, 2020 · According to the FBI's "Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted" (LEOKA) report, 89 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2019. Of these, 48 officers died as a result of felonious acts, and 41 officers died in on-duty accidents. Of the officers feloniously killed, average age was 40 years old.
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Dec 31, 2020 · It noted that to date, 301 officers have died in the line of duty, more than twice the 148 reported last year. In fact, the group said that 184 officers had died due to COVID-19, more than all of the reported deaths that took place in 2019. Advertisement - story continues below The group also reported that 45 officers died from gunfire.
On this date, two Capitol Police officers, Officer Jacob J. Chestnut, Jr., and Detective John M. Gibson, died in the line of duty. An armed assailant stormed past a U.S. Capitol security checkpoint, mortally wounding Officer Chestnut. In the initial crossfire between the gunman and Capitol Police, a gunshot injured a tourist.