Honoring 3 Fallen Heroes

Honoring

Correction Officer Andrew Lansing

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio

EOW: Dec. 25, 2024 | Age: 62 | Tour: 24 Years

Correction Officer Andy Lansing died after being assaulted by an inmate on Christmas morning around 7:30 a.m. at the Ross Correctional Institution, 16197 State Route 104 in Chillicothe. The inmate went into the prison yard and attacked Officer Lansing, who was working in the middle of the yard by himself. Officer Lansing was transported to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he died from severe head trauma. The inmate was transferred to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Lucasville, while the Ross Correctional Institution was put under restricted movement. He has been charged with aggravated murder. Officer Lansing was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for over 24 years. He is survived by his wife, two children, three sisters, and three brothers.

Honoring

Police Officer Michael Horan

Greensboro Police Department, North Carolina

EOW: Dec. 23, 2024 | Age: None | Tour: 7 Years

Police Officer Michael Horan was shot and killed while responding to a call of a man with a firearm at the Food Lion at 4709 Lawndale Drive in Greensboro around 11:00 a.m. The suspect was apprehended and is in custody. Officer Horan was a United States Coast Guard veteran and had served with the Greensboro Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife and children.

Honoring

Fire Apparatus Engineer Kevin Skinner

Orange County Fire Authority, California

EOW: Jan. 5, 2025 | Age: None | Tour: None

A firefighter with the Orange County Fire Authority died in the line of duty early Sunday morning, officials announced. According to OCFA, the fire was reported just before 5 a.m. at a residence in the 29400 block of Pointe Royale, located in a neighborhood off Crown Valley Parkway in Laguna Niguel. Crews were on scene conducting a search for residents when one firefighter, Fire Apparatus Engineer Kevin Skinner, reported feeling unwell and was escorted to a paramedic unit nearby. Shortly after, he collapsed, and despite lifesaving efforts from fellow first responders, he did not survive. Officials confirmed in a press release late Sunday morning that he suffered a cardiac arrest. A social media post published by OCFA states that Skinner served with them for over 25 years after joining from the U.S. Navy in 1999.

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).

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