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Sergeant Scott Ries: A Life of Service Cut Short in Rittman

Sergeant Scott Ries, Rittman Police Department, End of Watch 2026-07-05

Sergeant Scott Ries should still be here. Instead, a wife, two daughters, a mother, a brother, a niece, and a nephew are left to face a silence that cannot be repaired. On July 5, 2026, Ries, 54, was killed by gunfire while answering a call near 90 Chippewa Trail in Rittman, Ohio. His death leaves a permanent absence in the family he loved and in the community he served. According to the… Read more

Remembering Christopher DeLong, Jr.: Columbia Officer Lost to Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher DeLong, Jr., Columbia Police Department, End of Watch 2026-08-29

Police Officer Christopher DeLong, Jr. of the Columbia Police Department in South Carolina is remembered with sorrow and gratitude. He was killed by gunfire on August 29, 2026, while responding to a domestic disturbance near the 900 block of Hazelwood Road in Columbia’s Southeast Park area. Officer DeLong was 29 years old and had served the Columbia Police Department for 605 days. The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police reported that he… Read more

Remembering Sergeant Chris Fisher: A Warm Springs Officer Lost to Gunfire

Sergeant Chris Fisher, Warm Springs Police Department, End of Watch 2026-09-01

Warm Springs Police Department Sergeant Chris Fisher is remembered with sorrow after his death in the line of duty on September 1, 2026. Fisher was shot and killed outside the Meriwether County Inn at 5675 Spring Street in Warm Springs at approximately 11:57 p.m., bringing grief to the department, his loved ones, and the communities touched by his service. The loss of Sergeant Fisher is painful in its suddenness. After completing a… Read more