Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths
Wyoming
Line-of-duty deaths of officers serving Wyoming 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)
5
No COVID-19 or 9/11 deaths recorded
Per Million Residents
8.7
2020 Census population
National Rank
#22
of 51, by per-million
Gunfire Share
40%
Of displayed deaths
Deaths by Year
Line-of-duty deaths per year in Wyoming.
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 Wyoming agencies. Each name links to their ODMP memorial.
| 2024 | Nevada Krinkee | Sergeant | Gunfire | Sheridan Police Department |
| 2017 | Mark Lamonte "Mont" Mecham | Lieutenant | Gunfire | Green River Police Department |
| 2011 | Bryan Phillip Gross | Deputy Sheriff | Drowned | Converse County Sheriff's Office |
| 2007 | George "Bill" Stanford | Deputy Chief | Heart attack | Cheyenne Police Department |
| 2006 | Dennis Merwin Shuck | Police Officer | Motorcycle crash | Cheyenne Police Department |
Methodology
Source: the Officer Down Memorial Page. Counts cover officers serving Wyoming 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.