Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
Nebraska
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Nebraska agencies, 2005 to 2026. Source: Officer Down Memorial Page. COVID-19 and 9/11-related illness are excluded from the headline figures.
Deaths (excl. COVID and 9/11)
13
3 COVID-19 and 0 9/11 deaths excluded
Per Million Residents
6.6
2020 Census population
National Rank
#37
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
15%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in Nebraska.
By Cause
Share of all recorded deaths including COVID-19 and 9/11 illness where present.
By Agency Type
Which kinds of agency lost officers.
Most Recent Line-of-Duty Deaths
The most recent officers from Nebraska agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2025 | Kyle McAcy | Trooper | Struck by vehicle | Nebraska State Patrol |
| 2024 | Ross Bartlett | Police Officer | Automobile crash | Ceresco Police Department |
| 2022 | Christopher John Marcello | Investigator | Heart attack | Grand Island Police Department |
| 2022 | Jeff L. Hermanson | Deputy Sheriff | Heart attack | Saunders County Sheriff's Office |
| 2021 | Kolby Lee Baber | Corporal | COVID19 | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services |
| 2021 | Justin Smith | Deputy Sheriff | COVID19 | Burt County Sheriff's Office |
| 2020 | Kevin Patrick Kennedy, Jr. | Reserve Deputy | COVID19 | Lincoln County Sheriff's Office |
| 2020 | Troy Todd Bailey | Deputy Sheriff | Duty related illness | Lancaster County Sheriff's Office |
| 2020 | L. Mario Herrera | Investigator | Gunfire | Lincoln Police Department |
| 2019 | Jerry Louis Smith, Jr. | Trooper | Automobile crash | Nebraska State Patrol |
| 2018 | Randy ZoeRay Haddix | Deputy Jailer | Heart attack | Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office |
| 2015 | Kerrie Sue Orozco | Detective | Gunfire | Omaha Police Department |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Nebraska agencies whose end of watch fell in 2005through 2026, K9 records excluded. Per-million uses 2020 Census population.
COVID-19 and 9/11-related illness are excluded from the headline figures because ODMP counts both as line of duty and each is a one-time-event tail. COVID dominated 2020 and 2021. The 9/11 cancers concentrate in New York for a 2001 event. Toggle either back on in the charts. Other illness such as heart attacks stays in.