“Captain [James] Myers provided ‘service above self’ to the Orangeburg community for over a quarter of a century,” his obituary reads; Myers was killed by Mikal Mahdi in 2004 Source: Police Updates 2nd person to be executed by firing squad in S.C. killed 25-year veteran officer known for ‘quiet leadership’

Wood County Deputy Melissa Pollard was fatally injured when she hit the truck from behind in her cruiser Source: Police Updates Texas deputy killed in crash with semitruck

After receiving a report of shots fired near the barracks, troopers left the building and “engaged the suspect, fatally wounding the individual” Source: Police Updates Man shot and killed by New York state police after he opened fire on their barracks