Honoring 7 Fallen Heroes

Honoring

Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter

Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS

EOW: Oct. 7, 2022 | Age: 22 | Tour: 2 Years

Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a disturbance call at about 9:30 pm. Another vehicle ran a stop sign and struck her patrol car at the intersection of 135th Street West and 29th Street North near Maize. Deputy Carter had served with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office for two years. She had initially served as a jail deputy for 18 months and had finished field training as a patrol deputy one week before the crash. She is survived by her parents and siblings..

Honoring

Paramedic Don Parrish

Dothan Fire Department, Dothan, Alabama

EOW: Oct. 6, 2022 | Age: 70 | Tour: 33 Years

A Pilcher’s Ambulance EMS provider is dead and several other people are injured after an ambulance left the road, hit a tree and caught fire Thursday. The victim, Paramedic Don Parrish, was retired from the Dothan Fire Department, according to Chief Larry Williams.

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Deputy Sheriff Matthew Sullivan Kirrman

Union County Sheriff's Office, TN

EOW: Oct. 9, 2022 | Age: 27 | Tour: 1 Year

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Sullivan Kirrman was killed in a vehicle crash. Matthew was a sheriff’s deputy with Union Co. Sheriff’s Department and a member of St. Nektarios Orthodox Church in Lenoir City. He is survived by his wife, Allison; mother, Lisa Marie; sister, Marissa; and brother, Michael.

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Investigator Myiesha Stewart

Greenville Police Department, Mississippi

EOW: Oct. 11, 2022 | Age: 30 | Tour: N/A

Investigator Myiesha Stewart was shot and killed near the intersection of Reed Road and Rebecca Street during a vehicle pursuit at about 7:30 pm. Greenville officers and deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office were pursuing a subject who had fled after shooting his girlfriend. The subject was taken into custody following the pursuit. Investigator Stewart is survived by her three-year-old son and parents.

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Sergeant Dustin Demonte

Bristol Police Department, CT

EOW: Oct. 12, 2022 | Age: 35 | Tour: 10 Years

Sergeant Dustin Demonte and Police Officer Alex Hamzy were shot and killed in an ambush in front of a home on Redstone Hill Road, near Birch Street, at about 11:00 pm. Officers had responded to a business earlier in the evening in response to complaints about a disorderly patron. Officers who responded to the call issued the man a summons and released him. The man then went home, armed himself with an AR-15 rifle, and made a fake 911 call reporting a disturbance at his home. As officers arrived at the scene the man opened fire on them from the front yard. Officer Hamzy and Sergeant Demonte were both fatally wounded while a third officer suffered non-life-threatening wounds. Sergeant Demonte had served with the Bristol Police Department for 10 years. He is survived by his expectant wife and two children.

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Police Officer Alex Hamzy

Bristol Police Department, CT

EOW: Oct. 12, 2022 | Age: 34 | Tour: 8 Years

Police Officer Alex Hamzy and Sergeant Dustin Demonte were shot and killed in an ambush in front of a home on Redstone Hill Road, near Birch Street, at about 11:00 pm. Officers had responded to a business earlier in the evening in response to complaints about a disorderly patron. Officers who responded to the call issued the man a summons and released him. The man then went home, armed himself with an AR-15 rifle, and made a fake 911 call reporting a disturbance at his home. As officers arrived at the scene the man opened fire on them from the front yard. Officer Hamzy and Sergeant Demonte were both fatally wounded while a third officer suffered non-life-threatening wounds. The subject was found dead with a gunshot wound at the home. Officer Hamzy had served with the Bristol Police Department for eight years. He is survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.

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Police Officer Truong Thai

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV

EOW: Oct. 13, 2022 | Age: 49 | Tour: 23 Years

Police Officer Truong Thai was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call in the 800 block of East Flamingo Road at about 1:00 am. The subject opened fire from inside his vehicle as Officer Thai and his partner attempted to make contact with him at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and South University Center Drive. Officer Thai and a civilian were both struck by the subject's shots. Officer Thai succumbed to his wounds while being transported to a local hospital. The man fled the scene but was apprehended by a police canine approximately three miles away after refusing to exit his vehicle. Officer Thai had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 23 years and was assigned to the South Central Area Command. He is survived by his daughter.

Disclaimer:

This information is supplied by the Officer Down Memorial Page (www.odmp.org) and the U.S. Fire Administration (www.apps.usfa.fema.gov).