Share: Washington, DC, Dec. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in 2020 is still being researched and reconciled as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to make an incremental impact on the data. As such, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has announced that its annual proprietary law enforcement fatalities report will be released on Monday, January 11, 2021, according to this statement by the organization's CEO, Marcia Ferranto: "As the leading authority for line-of-duty deaths, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is preparing to release its 2020 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report on Monday, January 11, 2021. The stringent review process includes agency submissions, medical review, and committee review to qualify the death as an official line-of-duty death. As of December 29, 2020, submissions continue to flow into our research team, proving this will be one of the deadliest years in law enforcement history.