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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 MARCH 2024JIM PASCOExecutive DirectorPATRICK YOESNational President

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 MARCH 2024+7%1511The National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as of midnight on29 February, there have been 63 officers shot in the line of duty so far in 2024(+7% from 2023 YTD; -6% from 2022 YTD). Of those officers shot, 7 of themwere killed (±0% from 2023 YTD; -30% from 2022 YTD). There have been 11 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers thisyear. These ambush-style attacks have resulted in 15 officers shot, 2 of whomwere killed.The number of ambush-style attacks listed does not include the countless incidents wherean officer was shot at but not struck by gunfire during an ambush-style attack.63LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSSHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSKILLED BY GUNFIRE7

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002OREGON070000410001411100MAINE101232411102030022ALABAMA101130005020310001PENNSYLVANIAMARYLANDALASKAPUERTO RICOMASSACHUSETTSARIZONARHODE ISLANDMICHIGANARKANSASSOUTH CAROLINAMINNESOTACALIFORNIASOUTH DAKOTAMISSISSIPPICOLORADOTENNESSEEMISSOURICONNECTICUTTEXASMONTANADELAWAREUTAHNEBRASKAFLORIDAVERMONTNEVADAGEORGIAVIRGINIANEW HAMPSHIREHAWAIIWASHINGTONNEW JERSEYIDAHOWASHINGTON, D.C.NEW MEXICOILLINOISWEST VIRGINIANEW YORKINDIANAWISCONSINNORTH CAROLINAIOWAWYOMINGNORTH DAKOTAKANSASU.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSOHIOKENTUCKYGUAMOKLAHOMALOUISIANAOFFICERS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2024STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWNFOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 MARCH 20242023FULL YEARSHOT378KILLED462022FULL YEARSHOT331KILLED622021FULL YEARSHOT346KILLED642020FULL YEARSHOT312KILLED472019FULL YEARSHOT293KILLED502024YEAR TO DATESHOT63KILLED7

@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 susceptibleto life-threatening attacks and therefore must always be vigilant andmaintain the highest level of situational awareness.In most cases, officers are able to quickly assess situations, recognizethreats, and take adequate defensive actions. Tragically, not every threatcan be seen or mitigated. Perhaps most troubling and worrisome areambush-style and other calculated attacks on law enforcement.Premeditated ambush-style attacks are particularly disturbing andpernicious. These types of attacks are carried out with an element ofsurprise and intended to deprive officers of their ability to defend againstthe attack. Premeditated attacks contribute to a worrisome desensitizationto evil acts that were once largely considered taboo except by the mostdepraved individuals.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 MARCH 2024

@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 MARCH 2024

@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 2022 YEAR-END SUMMARYThe Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.Department of Justice published the 2022 Year-End Summary on Law EnforcementOfficers Shot in the Line of Duty, which contains research conducted by staff withthe National FOP's Legislative Office.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 Legislative Office has tracked, collected,and analyzed publicly available information to produce the 2022 Year-End Summaryon officers shot and killed in the line of duty. The report contains data on lawenforcement officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally, for theexpressed purpose of better understanding the nature and frequency of incidentsthat could give 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 MARCH 2024

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN 2024FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 MARCH 2024DEPUTY SHERIFF JEREMY MALONEGeorge County Sheriff's Office, MississippiEnd of Watch Thursday, January 4, 2024DEPUTY SHERIFF JUSTIN SMITHStone County Sheriff's Office, ArkansasEnd of Watch: Tuesday, January 2, 2024DEPUTY SHERIFF GREG MCCOWAN Blount County Sheriff's Office, Tennesse End of Watch Thursday, February 8, 2024SERGEANT NEVADA KRINKEE Sheridan Police Department, Wyoming End of Watch Tuesday, February 13, 2024POLICE OFFICER PAUL ELMSTRANDBurnsville Police Department, Minnesota End of Watch Tuesday, February 18, 2024POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW RUGEBurnsville Police Department, Minnesota End of Watch Tuesday, February 18, 2024POLICE OFFICER CODY ALLENIndependence Police Department, MissouriEnd of Watch Thursday, February 29, 2024

@FOPNATIONAL@GLFOPNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE328 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002FOP MONTHLY UPDATE: OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY1 MARCH 2024NATIONAL FOP LEGISLATIVE OFFICENATIONAL FOP LEGISLATIVE OFFICETHE STEVE YOUNG LAW ENFORCEMENTLEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY CENTERTHE STEVE YOUNG LAW ENFORCEMENTLEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY CENTERTim Richardson, Senior Legislative LiaisonDavid Taboh, Legislative LiaisonJim Pasco, Executive DirectorOffice Phonetrichardson@fop.netdtaboh@fop.netjpasco@fop.net(202) 547-8189Asa Render, Legislative Liaisonarender@fop.netWe are the voice of those who dedicate their lives to protectingand serving our communities. We are committed to improvingthe working conditions of law enforcement officers and thesafety of those we serve through education, legislation,information, community involvement and employeerepresentation. No one knows the dangers and the difficultiesfaced by today’s police officers better than another officer, andno one knows police officers better than the FOP.The National Fraternal Order of Police is theworld’s oldest and largest organization ofsworn law enforcement officers. We proudlyrepresent more than 373,000 membersfrom more than 2,200 lodges.Benjamin Stokes, Legislative Liaisonbstokes@fop.net