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REPORT: Officers Shot and Killed - December 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002MONTHLY UPDATE:LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOTAND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022JIM PASCOExecutive DirectorPATRICK YOESNational President

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022+8%11479The National Fraternal Order of Police reports that as of midnight on 30 November,there have been 302 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2022 ( +8% from 2020YTD). Of those officers shot, 56 of them were killed by gunfire (+27% from 2020YTD). There have been 79 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers thisyear. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 114 officers shot, 28 ofwhom were killed by gunfire.The number of ambush-style attacks listed does not include the countlessincidents where an officer was shot at but not struck by gunfire during anambush-style attack.302LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSSHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY56LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSKILLED BY GUNFIRE

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002OREGON 2MAINE 0ALABAMA 6PENNSYLVANIA 14MARYLAND 7ALASKA 3PUERTO RICO 4MASSACHUSETTS 0ARIZONA21RHODE ISLAND 0MICHIGAN 7ARKANSAS 6SOUTH CAROLINA 3MINNESOTA 1CALIFORNIA 13SOUTH DAKOTA 0MISSISSIPPI 3COLORADO6TENNESSEE11MISSOURI 11CONNECTICUT 5TEXAS26MONTANA 1DELAWARE 0UTAH 0NEBRASKA 0FLORIDA 12VERMONT 0NEVADA 3GEORGIA 17VIRGINIA8NEW HAMPSHIRE 0HAWAII 0WASHINGTON 12NEW JERSEY 2IDAHO 2WASHINGTON, D.C.3NEW MEXICO 5ILLINOIS 13WEST VIRGINIA 4NEW YORK 11INDIANA4WISCONSIN 5NORTH CAROLINA13IOWA 1WYOMING 2NORTH DAKOTA 0KANSAS 4AM. SAMOA 0OHIO 4KENTUCKY 16GUAM 0OKLAHOMA9LOUISIANA 2OFFICERS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2022STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN2019FULLYEAR2020FULLYEAR2021FULLYEARSHOTKILLED34663SHOTKILLED31247SHOTKILLED293502022YEAR TODATESHOTKILLED30256FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002NATURE OF THE ATTACKSEvery felonious attack on a law enforcement officer, especially by gunfire, isdisturbing regardless of the circumstances. Officers are always susceptible tolife-threatening attacks and therefore must always be vigilant and maintain thehighest level of situational awareness.In most cases, officers are able to quickly assess situations, recognize threats,and take adequate defensive actions. Tragically, not every threat can be seen ormitigated. Perhaps most troubling and worrisome are ambush-style and othercalculated attacks on law enforcement.Premeditated ambush-style attacks are particularly disturbing and pernicious.These types of attacks are carried out with an element of surprise and intendedto deprive officers of their ability to defend against the attack. Premeditatedattacks contribute to a worrisome desensitization to evil acts that were oncelargely considered taboo except by the most depraved individuals.In 2020, 49 percent of shooting incidents involved a discernible element ofpremeditation, which is a 7 percent increase over 2019. AMBUSH-STYLE ATTACKAn "ambush-style attack" is definedas when an officer is struck bygunfire without any warning oropportunity to defend themselves.FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002In October 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report entitled:Ambushes of Police. The report detailed the number of ambush attacks onlaw enforcement officers from 1990-2013. In 2013 alone, there were between200 and 300 ambush attacks reported. The Executive Summary states:"…the proportion of fatal attacks on officers attributableto ambushes [is] increasing. Concerns about targetedviolence against police are on the rise, while officersmust not only be guardians of the public but also beprepared to respond to violence targeting them."THE GROWING CONCERN"56 percent were not on a call or engaged in anyenforcement activity. Many of these officers weresimply eating, sitting on post, or in five cases, targetedand killed while at their home or on their way home."A December 2017 study by the Office of Community Oriented PolicingServices entitled Making It Safer, examined law enforcement officer fatalitiesfrom 2010-2016, including ambush attacks. The study found that 20% ofambushed officers were seated in their patrol cars and that:In May 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a reportentitled: The Assailant Study: Mindset and Behavior. The report identified adisturbing and growing trend of attackers who are motivated by a desire tokill a law enforcement officer. This motivation, the report concludes, is froma “singular narrative that portrays the officer as guilty in traditional andsocial media and the subject as the victim.”FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002THE GROWING CONCERN (CONTINUED)“While the overall number of officers who were feloniouslykilled was declining, the percentage of officers feloniouslykilled during surprise attacks was increasing.”In 2018, the Criminal Justice Information Services Division within the FBIreleased a report entitled Ambushes and Unprovoked Attacks: Assaults on OurNation’s Law Enforcement Officers. This comprehensive report concluded:VIEW THE 2021 YEAR-END SUMMARYThe Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.Department of Justice published the 2021 Year-End Summary on Law EnforcementOfficers Shot in the Line of Duty, which contains research conducted by staff withthe National FOP's Government and Media Affairs Center (GMAC).In October of 2019, the National Fraternal Order of Police partnered with theNational Blue Alert Network to collect and analyze data on reported shootings oflaw enforcement officers nationwide. Using media monitoring software and generalresearch, staff with the National FOP's GMAC has tracked, collected, and analyzedpublicly available information to produce the 2021 Year-End Summary on officersshot and killed in the line of duty. The report contains data on law enforcementofficers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally, for the expressedpurpose of better understanding the nature and frequency of incidents that couldgive rise to the issuance of a Blue Alert. The information in this monthly update reflects preliminary numbers and aresubject to change.BACKGROUNDFOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022POLICE OFFICER DONALD SAHOTAVancouver Police Department, WashingtonEnd of Watch: Saturday, January 29, 2022POLICE OFFICER WILBERT MORANew York City Police Department, New YorkEnd of Watch: Tuesday, January 25, 2022CORPORAL CHARLES GALLOWAYHarris County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TexasEnd of Watch: Sunday, January 23, 2022DETECTIVE JASON RIVERANew York City Police Department, New YorkEnd of Watch: Friday, January 21, 2022POLICE OFFICER II FERNANDO ARROYOSLos Angeles Police Department, CaliforniaEnd of Watch: Monday, January 10, 2022DEPUTY CONSTABLE NEIL ADAMSSan Jacinto County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TexasEnd of Watch: Wednesday, February 23, 2022POLICE OFFICER JOHN PAINTERBridgewater College Police Department, VirginiaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, February 1, 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPSERGEANT JOSHUA CAUDELLArkansas Department of Corrections, ArkansasEnd of Watch: Monday, February 28, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF DOMINIQUE CALATAPierce County Sheriff's Department, WashingtonEnd of Watch: Wednesday, March 16, 2022POLICE OFFICER CALEB D. OGILVIECovington Division of Police, VirginiaEnd of Watch: Monday, March 14, 2022POLICE OFFICER JAKE REEDJoplin Police Department, MissouriEnd of Watch: Friday, March 11, 2022CORPORAL BENJAMIN COOPERJoplin Police Department, MissouriEnd of Watch: Tuesday, March 8, 2022POLICE OFFICER DAVID GLEN EVANSSan Antonio Police Department, TexasEnd of Watch: Friday, February 25, 2022NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022POLICE OFFICER JORGE DAVID ALVARADO, JR.Salinas Police Department, CaliforniaEnd of Watch: Friday, February 25, 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPPOLICE OFFICER LANE BURNSBonne Terre Police Department, MissouriEnd of Watch: Thursday, March 17, 2022POLICE OFFICER DAN ROCHAEverett Police Department, WashingtonEnd of Watch: Friday, March 25, 2022LIEUTENANT WILLIAM D. LEBOLebanon City Police Department, PennsylvaniaEnd of Watch: Thursday, March 31, 2022DEPUTY DARREN ALMENDAREZHarris County Sheriff’s Office, TexasEnd of Watch: Thursday, March 31, 2022NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022POLICE OFFICER ANDREW BARRCayce Police Department, South CarolinaEnd of Watch: Sunday, April 24, 2022SERGEANT NICHOLAS W. TULLIEREast Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, LouisianaEnd of Watch: Thursday, May 5, 2022CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF JODY WAYNE CASHCalloway County Sheriff's Office, KentuckyEnd of Watch: Monday, May 16, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF AUSTIN DEREK ALDRIDGESpartanburg County Sheriff's Office, South CarolinaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, June 21, 2022CORPORAL MICHAEL DOMINGO PAREDESEl Monte Police Department, CaliforniaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, June 14, 2022POLICE OFFICER JOSEPH ANTHONY SANTANAEl Monte Police Department, CaliforniaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, June 14, 2022DEPUTY FIRST CLASS GLENN R. HILLIARDWicomico County Sheriff's Office, MarylandEnd of Watch: Sunday, June 12, 2022POLICE OFFICER KENNIS WINSTON CROOMMeridian Police Department, MississippiEnd of Watch: Thursday, June 9, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF THOMAS E. BAKER, IIINicholas County Sheriff's Department, West VirginiaEnd of Watch: Friday, June 3, 2022OFFICER ADRIAN LOPEZ, SR.White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department, Tribal PoliceEnd of Watch: Thursday, June 2, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF BRADLEY STEVEN HENRY JOHNSONBibb County Sheriff's Office, AlabamaEnd of Watch: Thursday, June 30, 2022SERGEANT RICHARD LOPEZYavapai County Sheriff's Office, ArizonaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, June 28, 2022DETENTION OFFICER JEREMIAH JAMES STORYPerry County Sheriff's Office, ArkansasEnd of Watch: Wednesday, June 22, 2022CAPTAIN RALPH HARLOW FRASUREPrestonsburg Police Department, KentuckyEnd of Watch: Thursday, June 30, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF WILLIAM EDWARD PETRYFloyd County Sheriff's Office, KentuckyEnd of Watch: Thursday, June 30, 2022POLICE OFFICER LOREN MICHAEL COURTSDetroit Police Department, MichiganEnd of Watch: Wednesday, July 6, 2022POLICE OFFICER JACOB RUSSELL CHAFFINSPrestonsburg Police Department, KentuckyEnd of Watch: Friday, July 1, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022POLICE OFFICER NOAH SHAHNAVAZElwood Police Department, IndianaEnd of Watch: Sunday, July 31, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF MATTHEW YATESClark County Sheriff's Office, OhioEnd of Watch: Sunday, July 24, 2022POLICE OFFICER ANTHONY PATRICK MAZURKIEWICZRochester Police Department, New YorkEnd of Watch: Thursday, July 21, 2022POLICE OFFICER DANIEL VASQUEZNorth Kansas City Police Department, MissouriEnd of Watch: Tuesday, July 19, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF ANDREW PEERYEl Paso County Sheriff's Office, ColoradoEnd of Watch: Sunday, August 7, 2022SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER MAURICA MANYAND.C. Public Library Office of Public Safety, District of ColumbiaEnd of Watch: Thursday, August 4, 2022SERGEANT MATTHEW RYAN FISHMANWayne County Sheriff's Office, North CarolinaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022CONSTABLE DEBORAH MARTINEZ-GARIBAYPima County Constable's Office, ArizonaEnd of Watch: Thursday, August 25, 2022SERGEANT ROBERT BLAINE SWARTZOklahoma County Sheriff's Office, OklahomaEnd of Watch: Monday, August 22, 2022POLICE OFFICER CESAR "ECHY" ECHAVERRYMiami-Dade Police Department, FloridaEnd of Watch: Wednesday, August 17, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF NED P. BYRDWake County Sheriff's Office, North CarolinaEnd of Watch: Thursday, August 11, 2022POLICE OFFICER DILLON MICHEAL VAKOFFArvada Police Department, ColoradoEnd of Watch: Sunday, September 11, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF JONATHAN RANDALL KOLESKICobb County Sheriff's Office, GeorgiaEnd of Watch: Thursday, September 8, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF MARSHALL SAMUEL ERVIN, JR.Cobb County Sheriff's Office, GeorgiaEnd of Watch: Thursday, September 8, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022POLICE OFFICER SEARA BURTONRichmond Police Department, IndianaEnd of Watch: Sunday, September 18, 2022POLICE OFFICER LLOYD "MIKE" TODDDetroit Police Department, MichiganEnd of Watch: Monday, September 12, 2022POLICE OFFICER TRUONG THAILas Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NevadaEnd of Watch: Thursday, October 13, 2022LIEUTENANT DUSTIN DEMONTEBristol Police Department, ConnecticutEnd of Watch: Wednesday, October 12, 2022SERGEANT ALEX HAMZYBristol Police Department, ConnecticutEnd of Watch: Wednesday, October 12, 2022INVESTIGATOR MYIESHA BREANNA STEWARTGreenville Police Department, MississippiEnd of Watch: Tuesday, October 11, 2022DEPUTY SHERIFF BLANE LANEPolk County Sheriff's Office, FloridaEnd of Watch: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2022MARINE INTERDICTION AGENT MICHEL O. MACEDAU.S. Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border ProtectionEnd of Watch: Thursday, November 17, 2022

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002CONTEXT NOTESOn 29 January 2022, Vancouver Police (WA) Officer Donald Sahota wasinadvertently shot and killed by a Clark County Sheriff's Office deputy whileattempting to apprehend a robbery suspect who was trying to break into hishome. Deputies were responding to a robbery call when they set up spike stripsto disable the suspect's vehicle. However, the suspect exited the vehicle andfled the scene, soon finding a nearby home, which he attempted to enter. Thehomeowner was an off-duty officer and attempted to detain the suspect. Astruggle ensued, and the suspect stabbed the officer. Soon after deputiesarrived and, mistaking the officer for the suspect, opened fire and killed OfficerSahota. The suspect was taken into custody.FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022On 25 February 2022, Police Officer David Evans succumbed to complications ofgunshot wounds sustained on 3 January 2002.On 5 May 2022, Sergeant Nicholas W. Tullier succumbed to complications ofgunshot wounds sustained on 17 July 2016.On 4 August 2022, Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan was accidentally shotand killed during baton training inside a training room. Officer Manyan wastransported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.On 12 September 2022, Police Officer Mike Todd succumbed to complicationsof gunshot wounds sustained on 5 December 1998 by automatic gunfire inDetroit.

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@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHE VOICE OF OUR NATION'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002The National Fraternal Order of Police is the world’s oldest and largestorganization of sworn law enforcement officers. We proudly representmore than 364,000 members from more than 2,100 lodges.We are the voice of those who dedicate their lives to protecting andserving our communities. We are committed to improving the workingconditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those we servethrough education, legislation, information, community involvement andemployee representation. No one knows the dangers and the difficultiesfaced by today’s police officers better than another officer, and no oneknows police officers better than the FOP.Tim Richardson, Senior Legislative LiaisonMark McDonald, Legislative LiaisonDavid Taboh, Legislative LiaisonJim Pasco, Executive DirectorOffice Phonetrichardson@fop.netmmcdonald@fop.netdtaboh@fop.netjpasco@fop.net(202) 547-8189GOVERNMENT & MEDIA AFFAIRS CENTER328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 DECEMBER 2022