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Dozens of South Florida officers killed on duty since 1974

 

Jan. 20, 2011: Miami-Dade officers Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth killed while trying to serve a warrant on a violent fugitive.

June 22, 2010: Monroe County Sheriff's road patrol Deputy Melissa Powers, 36, is killed in a patrol car accident near mile marker 101.8 on U.S. 1 as she rushes to help another officer.

May 15, 2010: FHP Trooper Patrick Ambroise is struck and killed in a vehicle crash on Florida's Turnpike in Miami.

Nov. 22, 2008: Hollywood Police officer Alex Del Rio, 31, dies after he loses control of his Ford Crown Victoria cruiser in the 7000 block of Sheridan Street. The cruiser was engulfed in flames.

Jan. 8, 2008: Miami detective James Walker killed in a firefight in North Miami Beach.

Dec. 13, 2007: Monroe County Sheriff's Office Deputy Robin Tanner is killed in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 1 in Marathon.

Nov. 28, 2007: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputies Donta Manuel, 33, and Jonathan Wallace are killed instantly by a pursuing patrol car during a stolen car investigation in Belle Glade.

Nov. 7, 2007: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Paul Rein, 76, gunned down while transporting an inmate in a van from the north jail to court in Fort Lauderdale.

Sept. 13, 2007: Miami-Dade police officer Jose Somohano gunned down by a suspect during a traffic stop.

Aug. 10, 2007: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Chris Reyka is shot to death while investigating a suspicious vehicle.

Nov. 11, 2006: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Brian Tephford is shot to death during a traffic stop.

Feb. 15, 2006: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Seguin is killed during a traffic stop when he is struck by another car.

Aug. 19, 2004: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Todd Michael Fatta is shot in the chest by a suspect during a house raid.

April 6, 2003: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Philip Billings is shot in the head while performing his first security detail.

Aug. 19, 2004: Broward Sheriff's Deputy Todd Michael Fatta is shot in the chest by a suspect during a house raid.

March 31, 2002: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputy Don Schavolt dies in Wellington early Easter morning after struggling with a violent prisoner and then suffering cardiac arrest.

Jan.8, 2002: Key Biscayne police officer Theodore Zorsky dies after suffering a ruptured aortic aneurysm in the chest while behind the wheel of his patrol car.

Dec. 9, 2000: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputy Garry Hobbs dies nine years after being sprayed with a lethal herbicide during a stolen-property investigation.

July 26, 1997: FHP Trooper Robert G. Smith is struck and killed by a drunk driver in Miami.

Jan. 6, 1996: Fort Lauderdale police Officer Bryant Peney is shot to death after an all-night manhunt.

May 30, 1995: Miami police officer Carlos Santiago is killed after falling 50 feet from an opening on a bridge.

Aug. 27, 1994: South Florida DEA agents Meredith Thompson, 33, Frank Wallace Jr., 37 and three other federal agents die when their plane crashes in Peru.

Nov. 16, 1993: North Miami police officer Lynette Hodge dies after her police cruiser flips over while she rushes to the aid of a fellow officer.

Oct. 30, 1993: Metro-Dade detective Evelyn Gort is shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a person who had just robbed her of three dollars and a set of keys.

Feb. 26, 1993: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Sgt. James Hunt is shot and killed while investigating four suspicious people in front of a bank automated teller machine.

Sources: Miami Herald archives and Officer Down Memorial Page
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