The loss of Sergeant Lee Sorensen is measured first in what cannot be restored: a life ended, a public servant taken, and a community left to carry the silence that follows. On August 17, 2025, Sorensen’s end of watch came through gunfire, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page record. He was 56 years old. For 16 years, he served with the Tremonton-Garland Police Department in Utah. Those facts are brief, but… Read more
At 32, Sergeant Scott William Heimann had already given nine years to the Hays Police Department. On September 28, 2025, that commitment placed him in the path of gunfire while responding to a domestic violence call in Hays. He was shot during the response, transported by air to a regional hospital, and died from his wounds at 4:03 a.m. The loss is difficult to hold in any single sentence. A sergeant, a… Read more
Sergeant Terri Jean Sweeting-Mashkow gave 25 years to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. On November 21, 2025, that long record of service ended in gunfire while she was carrying out an eviction notice in Vero Beach. She was 47 years old. The loss is difficult to hold in a single sentence. A public servant went to perform a duty that communities depend on, and she did not come home. Another deputy… Read more
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
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
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