Here’s a History of Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty in Shreveport-Bossier

Our community mourns the loss of a police officer in the line of duty. This tragedy reminds us of the many officers we have lost over the years.

The Officer Down Memorial Page has this complete list:

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Sergeant Timothy Clark Prunty

EOW: Sunday, October 24, 2010

Cause: Gunfire

Bossier City Police

Patrol Officer Trey Michael Hutchison

EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Christopher Charles Hays

EOW: Sunday, February 5, 1995

Cause: Duty related illness

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Corporal James Joseph Silva

EOW: Sunday, April 10, 1994

Cause: Vehicular assault

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Corporal Dwayne Martin Williams

EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 1993

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Narcotics Officer Ronald Edward Dean, Jr.

EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1992

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Corporal Susan E. Wells

EOW: Friday, December 15, 1989

Cause: Vehicular assault

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Corporal David Wayne Lupton, Sr.

EOW: Thursday, July 6, 1989

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Richard James Davidson

EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987

Cause: Gunfire

Bossier City Police

Patrol Officer Gary M. Wayman

Bossier City Police

EOW: Monday, October 14, 1985

Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Ronald Euell Dean

EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1979

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman James Arvil Burney, Jr.

EOW: Saturday, December 9, 1978

Cause: Automobile accident

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Thomas Glen Tompkins

EOW: Friday, October 20, 1978

Cause: Gunfire

Bossier City Police

Patrol Officer Clyde Warren Pearson

EOW: Sunday, December 17, 1972

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Norris C. Blackmon

EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1969

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Kenneth F. Herriage

EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1966

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Chief of Police Edward Gaston Huckabay

EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1954

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Merrill Henderson Ogle

EOW: Sunday, August 24, 1947

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman William Beverly Jacobs

EOW: Friday, November 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Eugene Victor Fuller

EOW: Sunday, June 16, 1940

Cause: Motorcycle accident

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Detective Fred R. Grant

EOW: Friday, January 29, 1932

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Lawrence Edward Williams

EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1931

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Lee Allen Williams

EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1931

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Detective John Olan Hall

EOW: Thursday, October 20, 1921

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman George H. Phillips

EOW: Saturday, October 19, 1918

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Porter Sanders

EOW: Friday, March 1, 1912

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Constantine Andreola

EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1908

Cause: Struck by streetcar

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Blount J. Irvine

Shreveport Police Department

EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1898

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Charles H. Wilson

EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1894

Cause: Gunfire

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman John L. Hart

EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1875

Cause: Gunfire

"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder