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Roll call of Heroes
This memorial page is dedicated to Tucson Police officers who paid the ultimate price while serving and protecting our City.
These Officers gave their lives while committed to the motto "To Protect and Serve."
We honor these brave officers and their families.
Sadly, across the country, many law enforcement officers will lose their lives this year while performing their duties. The Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Program, created by a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, is administered by the National Fraternal Order of Police Foundation to assist the spouses of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. |
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 Officer Erik Hite
End of Watch: June 2, 2008
Officer Erik Hite succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day by a suspect who was fleeing deputies from the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
The suspect had shot and wounded two deputies who had responded to two homes that the suspect had fired a rifle into. The suspect then fled the home in a vehicle, with one of the wounded deputies in pursuit.
During the pursuit the suspect suddenly made a U-turn and fired at Officer Hite, who was sitting in his patrol car.
The suspect continued to flee but stopped his vehicle a short time later and surrendered.
Officer Hite was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Tucson Police Department for 4 years. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, and parents.
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 Officer William Elliott
End of Watch: July 2, 1892
Officer Elliott was stabbed to death while patrolling Myer Street. Just after midnight he confronted a notorious criminal. The man pulled out a knife and stabbed Officer Elliott in the chest. He was able to fire at the suspect and killed him. Officer Elliott succumbed to his wounds at the scene.
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 Officer William H. Katzenstein
End of Watch: July 26, 1902
Officer Katzenstein was shot and killed after responding to assist the fire department at a fire. As he was opening a fire hydrant he was ambushed and shot five times by a man who was seeking revenge for a friend who had been arrested by Officer Katzenstein.
Officer Katzenstein had been with the agency for two years and had previously served with the Sacramento, California, Police Department. He was survived by his wife and daughter. |
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 Officer Robert V. Cummins
End of Watch: September 7, 1936
Officer Cummins was killed in a motorcycle accident in Phoenix, Arizona, while escorting an American Legion convention parade. While returning to Tucson his police motorcycle skidded on loose gravel at Van Buren and 16th Streets. He was knocked to the ground and received serious head injuries. He succumbed to his injuries three days later. |
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 Officer Barry W. Headricks
End of Watch: October 28, 1974
Officer Headricks was shot and killed while participating in a narcotics raid during the day. During the raid he was shot three times. Officer Headricks was able to return fire and wound the suspect, who was sentenced to life in prison and was paroled in March 2000.
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 Patrol Officer James Anthony Smith
End of Watch: October 28, 1980
Officer Smith was killed in a motorcycle accident after another vehicle struck the rear of his patrol motorcycle near Speedway Boulevard and Plumer Avenue. The impact caused his motorcycle to veer into oncoming traffic where he was struck head-on by another car.
Officer Smith was survived by his wife, son and daughter. |
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 Officer Jeffrey H. Ross
End of Watch: February 18, 1982
Officer Ross was shot and killed while leading a team of narcotics officers on a 'buy/bust' narcotics raid for cocaine at a local bar. While entering a rear office, the suspect, who was also the bar manager, shot him in the chest. He was transported to University Hospital and pronounced dead 17 minutes after his arrival. Officer Ross and other officers on the scene returned fire, killing the suspect.
Officer Ross had served with the Tucson Police Department for four years. He was survived by his wife, also a Tucson police officer.
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 Officer Patrick Kent Hardesty
End of Watch: May 26, 2003
Officer Hardesty was shot and killed while investigating a hit-and-run traffic accident in a midtown neighborhood.
Shortly after arriving at the scene, Officer Hardesty located a suspect and a struggle ensued in which Officer Hardesty was shot five times and fatally wounded. Officer Hardesty was taken by ambulance to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Responding officers apprehended the suspect after a short foot pursuit. The suspect was found guilty of first degree murder on February 25th, 2005, and was sentenced to death on March 10th, 2005.
Officer Hardesty was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had been with the Tucson Police Department as a reserve officer for 11 years, and as a full-time officer for 19 months. He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, two sisters, and a brother.
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Deputy Chief Kermit Miller of the Tucson Police Department
escorts Demetra Hardesty during a wreath-laying ceremony
at the Tucson Convention Center. Hardesty is the widow of
Tucson police Officer Patrick Hardesty, who was killed in 2003.
photo by david sanders / arizona daily star |
First regional fallen-officer memorial
Officers from more than two dozen law enforcement agencies gathered for the inaugural Pima County Regional Law Enforcement Memorial Service.
The ceremony honored the 40 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the county since the 1800s. The service took place in the Grand Ballroom of the Tucson Convention Center. Dr. Richard Carmona, former U.S. surgeon general, was the master of ceremonies, and Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup delivered the keynote address. Officers from 26 federal, state, tribal and local agencies participated. |
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