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Corporal Courtney G. Brooks Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department, MD Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Jason S. Zunker Saturday, January 5, 2008 Chippewa County Sheriff's Department, WI Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Detective James Walker Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Miami Police Department, FL Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Sean Pursifull Thursday, January 10, 2008 Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Constable David Joubert Sunday, January 13, 2008 Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Police Officer Eric Barker Wednesday, January 16, 2008 DeKalb County Police Department, GA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Ricky Bryant Jr. Wednesday, January 16, 2008 DeKalb County Police Department, GA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Jarrod Shivers Thursday, January 17, 2008 Chesapeake Police Department, VA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Senior Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar Saturday, January 19, 2008 United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol, US Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Matthew B. Thebeau Sunday, January 20, 2008 Corpus Christi Police Department, TX Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Akeem Basil (Teddy) Newton Sunday, January 20, 2008 Virgin Islands Police Department, VI Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Detective Christopher A. Ridley Friday, January 25, 2008 Mount Vernon Police Department, NY Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Trooper Daniel R. Barrett Sunday, January 27, 2008 Indiana State Police, IN Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Nicola Cotton Monday, January 28, 2008 New Orleans Police Department, LA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lance Corporal James D. Haynes Friday, February 1, 2008 South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sergeant Richard C. LeBow Monday, February 4, 2008 Arkansas State Police, AR Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Dustin Duncan Monday, February 4, 2008 Latimer County Sheriff's Office, OK Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Tom Ballman Thursday, February 7, 2008 Kirkwood Police Department, MO Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant William Biggs Thursday, February 7, 2008 Kirkwood Police Department, MO Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Randal (Randy) Simmons T hursday, February 7, 2008 Los Angeles Police Department, CA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Criminal Investigator Denise Phoenix Thursday, February 14, 2008 United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins

Corporal Harry Thielepape Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX Cause of Death: Gunfire

Senior Corporal Victor A. Lozada Sr. Friday, February 22, 2008 Dallas Police Department, TX Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Police Officer Mark Beck Monday, February 25, 2008 Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Trooper Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone Thursday, February 28, 2008 Nevada Highway Patrol, NV Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Derek Owens Saturday, March 1, 2008 Cleveland Police Department, OH Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Agent Robert Patrick Flickinger Friday, March 7, 2008 Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department, TR Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer James D. Fezatte Saturday, March 29, 2008 Millbrook Police Department, AL Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Border Patrol Agent Jarod Dittman Sunday, March 30, 2008 United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol, US Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Constable Joe Howard Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Harlan County Constable's Office, KY Cause of Death: Heart attack

Correction Officer Kenneth Duncan Tuesday, April 22, 2008 New York City Department of Correction, NY Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper James Scott Burns Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Texas Department of Public Safety-Texas Highway Patrol, TX Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Robert Griffin Thursday, May 1, 2008 Decatur County Sheriff's Office, GA Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Senior Investigator Laura J. Cleaves Thursday, May 1, 2008 Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office, CA Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff William Howell Jr. Saturday, May 3, 2008 Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, SC Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski Saturday, May 3, 2008 Philadelphia Police Department, PA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Agent Aaron Garcia Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Union Pacific Railroad Police Department Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff James Throne Friday, May 23, 2008 Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Michael Sean Thomas Sunday, May 25, 2008 Bibb County Sheriff's Office, GA Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Sergeant Leslie (Les) Wilmott Thursday, May 29, 2008 Kiefer Police Department, OK Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Lieutenant Michael Avilucea Friday, May 30, 2008 New Mexico State Police, NM Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Erik David Hite Monday, June 2, 2008 Tucson Police Department, AZ Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Everett William Dennis Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Carthage Police Department, TX Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Transport Officer Virgil Lee Behrens Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Marion County Sheriff's Department, IA Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate Thursday, June 5, 2008 Grundy County Sheriff's Department, TN Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Todd Bahr Friday, June 6, 2008 Fredericksburg Police Department, VA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Steve Boehm Saturday, June 14, 2008 Onslow County Sheriff's Department, NC Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Jose Antonio (Tony) Diaz Sunday, June 15, 2008 Yolo County Sheriff's Department, CA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. Tuesday, June 17, 2008 North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC Cause of Death: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Friday, June 20, 2008 U.S Department of Justice-Federal Bureau of Prisons Cause of Death: Stabbed

Police Officer Nicholas Heine Saturday, June 21, 2008 Pueblo Police Department, CO Cause of Death: Heart attack

Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Florida Department of Corrections Cause of Death: Stabbed

Sergeant Richard Findley Friday, June 27, 2008 Prince George's County Police Department, MD Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Gary Gryder Sunday, June 29, 2008 Houston Police Department, TX Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Richard Francis Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Chicago Police Department, IL Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Kenneth (Greg) Surles Friday, July 4, 2008 Pell City Police Department, AL Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Agent Osvaldo Pérez-León Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Puerto Rico Police Department Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Joshua T. Miktarian Sunday, July 13, 2008 Twinsburg Police Department, OH Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Andrew Widman Friday, July 18, 2008 Fort Myers Police Department, FL Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Anthony Forgione Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Aldo Rossi Sunday, July 27, 2008 Port Dickinson Police Department, NY Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Trooper Shawn W. Snow Sunday, August 3, 2008 New York State Police, NY Cause of Death: Electrocuted

Detective Sandra Joyce Bullock Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Bushnell Police Department, FL Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Compton Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Colleton County Sheriff's Office, SC Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Monte Ruby Wednesday, August 6, 2008 CoxHealth Department of Public Safety, MO Cause of Death: Assault

Agent Orlando Gonzalez-Ortiz Thursday, August 7, 2008 Puerto Rico Police Department Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Detective Michael Smith Phillips Thursday, August 7, 2008 Virginia Beach Police Department, VA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Robert Curry Thursday, August 14, 2008 Gulfport Police Department, MS Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Deputy Sheriff Martha Woods Shareef Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department, LA Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Ordinance Officer Kathy Ann Cox Thursday, August 21, 2008 Gordon County Sheriff's Office, GA Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Thomas Raji Friday, August 22, 2008 Perth Amboy Police Department, NJ Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Mel Dyer Monday, August 25, 2008 Duxbury Police Department, MA Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Timothy A. Haley Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Columbus Division of Police, OH Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Trooper Evan F. Schneider Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Montana Highway Patrol Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Skagit County Sheriff's Office, WA Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Christopher Kane Thursday, September 4, 2008 Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Isabel Nazario Friday, September 5, 2008 Philadelphia Police Department, PA Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Kenneth Santucci Saturday, September 6, 2008 Belleville Police Department, NJ Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Marty M. Martin Saturday, September 6, 2008 Franklin County Sheriff's Department, OH Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sergeant Paul Starzyck Saturday, September 6, 2008 Martinez Police Department, CA Cause of Death: Gunfire


Total number of officers killed in the line of duty in 2008: 82
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