Table 30

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

State and Agency by Progression of Circumstances, 2018

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State	Agency	Progression of Circumstances
State	Agency	Call for service or reason for involvement	Circumstance encountered by victim officer upon arrival at scene of incident	Specific activity being performed by victim officer at time of attack
ALABAMA	Mobile	Assist another law enforcement officer Officer requiring emergency assistance (not pursuit)	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
ARIZONA	Department of Public Safety, Yuma	Assist another law enforcement officer Officer requiring emergency assistance (not pursuit)	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
	Nogales	Respond to crime in progress Motor vehicle theft	Pursuit Vehicular	Pursuit Vehicular
	U.S. Marshals Service, Phoenix	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
CALIFORNIA	Los Angeles County	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (felony traffic stop)	Unprovoked attack	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (felony traffic stop)
	Newman	Investigative/enforcement Investigate possible DUI/DWI suspect	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop)	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop)
	Pomona	Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.)	Pursuit Vehicular	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
	Rancho Cordova	Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.)	Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.)	Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.)
COLORADO	Adams County	Respond to alarm Burglary	Pursuit Foot	Pursuit Foot
COLORADO	El Paso County	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
FLORIDA	Fort Myers	Respond to crime in progress Assault	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
	Gilchrist County	Other (out of service - dining)	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Other (out of service - dining)
	Gilchrist County	Other (out of service - dining)	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Other (out of service - dining)
	Highlands County	Respond to crime in progress Other crime against property	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity
GEORGIA	DeKalb County Police	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop)	Pursuit Foot	Pursuit Foot
	Gwinnett County Police	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance
	Henry County Police	Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.)	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
	Locust Grove	Assist another law enforcement officer Other nonemergency circumstance	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
	Ludowici	Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.)	Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.)	Traffic control (crash scene, directing traffic, etc.)
HAWAII	Hawaii County Police	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Arrest situation Verbal advisement only
ILLINOIS	Chicago	Disorder/disturbance Domestic disturbance (family quarrel, no assault)	Pursuit Foot	Pursuit Foot
ILLINOIS	Chicago	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
INDIANA	Boone County	Assist another law enforcement officer Vehicular pursuit	Assist another law enforcement officer Foot pursuit	Arrest situation Verbal advisement only
INDIANA	Terre Haute	Respond to report of crime Homicide	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity
KANSAS	Sedgwick County	Respond to report of crime Tampering with vehicle	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
	Wyandotte County	Administrative assignment Prisoner transport	Administrative assignment Prisoner transport	Administrative assignment Prisoner transport
	Wyandotte County	Administrative assignment Prisoner transport	Administrative assignment Prisoner transport	Administrative assignment Prisoner transport
KENTUCKY	Hopkinsville	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance
KENTUCKY	Pikeville	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity
LOUISIANA	Zachary	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
MAINE	Somerset County	Investigative/enforcement Drug-related matter (drug bust, buy, etc.)	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
MARYLAND	Baltimore County Police	Respond to crime in progress Burglary	Respond to crime in progress Burglary	Respond to crime in progress Burglary
MARYLAND	Prince George's County Police	Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence	Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence	Arrest situation Verbal advisement only
MASSACHUSETTS	Weymouth	Citizen complaint Traffic complaint	Respond to crime in progress Other crime against property	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance
MASSACHUSETTS	Yarmouth	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
MICHIGAN	Detroit	Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence
MISSISSIPPI	Brookhaven	Respond to crime in progress Shooting/shots fired	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity
MISSISSIPPI	Brookhaven	Respond to crime in progress Shooting/shots fired	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity
MISSOURI	Clinton	Disorder/disturbance Disturbance call (disorderly subject, fight, etc.)	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Investigative/enforcement Investigative activity
NEW YORK	State Police, Farmington	Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
NORTH CAROLINIA	Highway Patrol, Whiteville	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop)	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop)	Investigative/enforcement Traffic stop (traffic violation stop)
OHIO	Westerville	Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen
OHIO	Westerville	Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen
OKLAHOMA	Comanche County District Attorney's Office, Drug Task Force	Investigative/enforcement Drug-related matter (drug bust, buy, etc.)	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
SOUTH CAROLINA	Florence	Assist another law enforcement officer Officer down (requiring emergency assistance)	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Assist another law enforcement officer Officer down (requiring emergency assistance)
	Florence County	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
	York County	Disorder/disturbance Domestic violence	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
TENNESSEE	Dickson County	Citizen complaint Check on welfare of citizen	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance	Investigative/enforcement Investigate suspicious person/circumstance
TEXAS	Dallas	Assist another law enforcement officer Other nonemergency circumstance	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Arrest situation Attempting to control/handcuff/restrain offender(s)
	Fort Worth	Respond to report of crime Robbery	Assist another law enforcement officer Foot pursuit	Assist another law enforcement officer Foot pursuit
	Richardson	Respond to crime in progress Shooting/shots fired	Ambush (entrapment/premeditation)	Investigative/enforcement Tactical situation
UTAH	South Salt Lake	Respond to crime in progress Burglary	Respond to crime in progress Burglary	Respond to crime in progress Burglary
WASHINGTON	Pierce County	Respond to crime in progress Robbery	Pursuit Foot	Pursuit Foot
WISCONSIN	Milwaukee	Investigative/enforcement Wanted person	Investigative/enforcement Handling person with mental illness	Investigative/enforcement Handling person with mental illness
PUERTO RICO AND OTHER OUTLYING AREAS	Juncos Municipal Police	Respond to crime in progress Person with firearm (no shots fired)	Respond to crime in progress Person with firearm (no shots fired)	Respond to crime in progress Person with firearm (no shots fired)