Florida

Detective Cesar Echaverry lost his life due to gunshot injuries sustained on August 15, 2022, two nights prior to his death.
The incident began when a vehicle, previously involved in an armed robbery in Dania Beach earlier that evening, was spotted in Miami-Dade. When officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the vehicle fled, leading to a high-speed chase that ended with the vehicle crashing into a light pole. The driver then exited the vehicle and attempted to escape on foot. Detective Echaverry, alongside fellow officers, pursued. Tragically, the suspect opened fire, striking Echaverry before being fatally wounded by return fire. He was immediately rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, but he passed away the following evening.

Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane lost his life in the line of duty while executing a felony arrest warrant around 3:00 a.m. on October 4, 2022. Accompanied by three other deputies. Deputy Lane entered the subject’s trailer to serve a warrant for a failure to appear on a prior narcotics charge. He then exited the trailer to keep an eye on the exit in case the suspect attempted to flee, while the other officers continued securing the area. As they conducted a search of the mobile home, the wanted individual entered the room with a firearm. The deputies responded instantly, firing at the suspect. Unfortunately, bullets went through the side of the trailer and struck Deputy Lane.

Marine Interdiction Agent Michel Maceda tragically lost his life during a maritime operation aimed at intercepting narcotics on November 17, 2022, in Puerto Rico. Along with two other Marine Interdiction Agents, a vessel was intercepted that was suspected to be carrying illicit drugs. Upon attempting to board the vessel, one of its occupants opened fire on the agents resulting in a shootout which led to all three agents and both suspects sustaining injuries.

Police Officer Christopher Fariello mat a tragic end when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being pursued by other officers on June 8, 2022. The events leading to this tragedy began with the Tallahassee Police Department responding to a distress call regarding an assault. An investigation unfolded, revealing that a suspect had entered his residence, injuring three members of his own family with gunfire, before fleeing in his vehicle. As law enforcement pursued the man he turned his vehicle around and began driving into oncoming

Corporal Charles Ray Hamilton tragically lost his life during a barricade situation on December 24, 2022, in Okaloosa County, Florida. Deputies had been dispatched to the apartment to investigate a domestic assault that occurred the night prior. The suspect, unwilling to exit the premises, barricaded himself inside before firing shots from a window, striking Corporal Hamilton.