Washington DC
By-Rick McCann
CEO-Founder
Private Officer International
Five law enforcement officers have died in the past forty eight hours including two FBI special agents killed in a training accident.
By-Rick McCann
CEO-Founder
Private Officer International
Five law enforcement officers have died in the past forty eight hours including two FBI special agents killed in a training accident.
That accident off the coast of Virginia Beach VA, involved a hostage rescue training scenario which a helicopter but federal authorities are not releasing any further information.
Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were members of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, part of the Critical Incident Response Group based at Quantico, Virginia.
In a statement, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller said, “We mourn the loss of two brave and courageous men, who like all who serve on the Hostage Rescue Team—whether training or on an operational mission—accept the highest risk, each and every day, in their commitment to keep our nation safe. Our hearts are with their wives, children, and other loved ones who feel their loss most deeply. And they will always be part of the FBI Family.”
Special Agent Lorek, age 41, joined the FBI in 1996. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 11 and 8. Special Agent Shaw, 40, joined the FBI in 2005 and is survived by his wife; a daughter, age 3; and a son, age 1.
At approximately 3:30 am Sunday morning, Phoenix AZ. police officer Daryl Raetz was struck and killed by an SUV while making an arrest for DUI.
Raetz, along with several other officers, was processing a DUI suspect on the side of road when a passing SUV struck Officer Raetz. He was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he died.
The driver of the SUV fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Raetz was a veteran of the Iraq war and had served with the Phoenix Police Department for six years. He is survived by his wife and child.
At almost the same time, a sergeant with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office was killed after a two-vehicle accident at an intersection in north Houston.
The deputy who has yet to be identified
was wearing his deputy’s uniform, was driving his personal vehicle, a Chevy Silverado, west on Little York.
As the deputy crossed the intersection with North Shepherd, he was struck on the driver’s side and T-boned by a white GMC truck, police said.
The suspect was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran a red light when he hit the deputy’s truck, police said. There were no skid marks to indicate the suspect driver even attempted to stop.
The deputy was pronounced dead at the scene inside his truck, police said.
The driver of the GMC truck was suspected of being drunk and taken to Ben Taub Hospital where a mandatory blood draw was done, police said.
Officials said that the deputy was a 16-year-old veteran with the sheriff’s office.
And in Horry County SC, Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey died as the result of smoke inhalation he suffered on March 16th, 2013, after responding to a massive fire in the Windsor Green area.
The fire destroyed 26 different condominium buildings. Deputy Causey responded to assist with securing the scene the night of the fire and for several days following the fire. After becoming ill in the following days, he was diagnosed with smoke inhalation and acute respiratory failure. He was subsequently flown to the Medical University of South Carolina where he remained until passing away on May 19th, 2013.
Deputy Causey had served with the Horry County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.