In 2021, the names of 394 officers killed in the line of duty were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. These 394 officers included 295 (182 fatalities are COVID-19-related) officers who were killed during 2020, plus 99 officers who died in previous years but whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now.
National Toll: Four Police Officers Shot, Killed, in Less than 24 Hours
12 May 2021
Four police officers were shot and killed during a time-frame of less than 24-hours stretching from Monday evening into Tuesday morning.
The deceased law enforcement personnel–a combination of officers and deputies–were shot in three different incidents which occurred in California and Texas.
KSBY reports detective Luca Benedetti was gunned down in San Luis Obispo, California, Monday around 5 p.m. Pacific Time, while serving a search warrant.
Thirty-seven-year-old Benedetti was met with gunfire and fatally wounded as he entered the suspect’s apartment.
Shortly thereafter, at 8:40 p.m. Central Time, two sheriff’s deputies in Concho County, Texas, were shot and killed while responding to a dog complaint.
May 9-15 marks National Police Week, a time to thank law enforcement who selflessly fight on the front lines of injustice and honor the lives of those lost in service and sacrifice. One million of these heroes serve across America..
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