Timothy Ontiveros had been a Police Officer with the Bloomfield Police Department for only six months when a routine duty became a wound that would not heal. On June 1, 2025, at age 32, he died from gunshot wounds received during a traffic stop in Bloomfield, New Mexico. His End of Watch is a date that turns a short period of service into a permanent measure of loss. The sorrow is not… Read more
A life was taken from Maui County on August 15, 2025, when Police Officer Suzanne O. was shot and killed while answering a dangerous call. She was 37 years old. Despite lifesaving efforts by first responders, her gunshot wounds proved fatal at the scene. The loss is immediate in its cruelty and permanent in its reach. For five years, Suzanne O. served the Maui County Police Department, assigned to District 1 patrol,… Read more
For Henry Franklin’s wife and four children, October 6, 2025, is not simply the date a public record marks as an End of Watch. It is the day a husband and father was taken from them at 41, leaving an absence no badge, ceremony, or passing year can make whole. Franklin was a United States military veteran and a Police Officer with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. His death carries the… Read more
Marc Tyler Brock was 25 years old when his life was taken by gunfire while he was serving a warrant at a residence in Vivian, Louisiana. His end of watch came on November 14, 2025—a date that now carries the unbearable finality of a young public servant who should have had far more years ahead of him. For six years, Officer Brock served with the Vivian Police Department. The facts available are… Read more
A life meant to keep unfolding was cut short on January 11, 2026. Officer Elijah Garretson of the Copperas Cove Police Department was 27 years old when gunfire took him from the people and community he had sworn to serve. His End of Watch is now a date carried by others: colleagues, loved ones, fellow veterans, and everyone who understands how much promise can exist inside a young public servant’s life. Garretson… Read more
Brian D. Elliott was 33 years old when a call for help became a permanent wound for the Beech Grove Police Department and for everyone who cared about him. On February 16, 2026, Officer Elliott was killed by gunfire while responding to a disturbance call at an apartment complex in Beech Grove, Indiana. There is no way to make that loss ordinary. A public servant left to answer a call and did… Read more
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
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