In the Line of Duty

Deputy Kriss was shot and killed by horse thieves. The suspects were never apprehended.

Deputy Ward succumbed to wounds sustained when he was beaten by a prisoner he was transporting to San Quentin on the Steamship Santa Rosa.

Deputy Fay was shot and killed while arresting a neighbor who had been arguing with his wife. The man went in to retrieve his hat and came out with a gun.

Deputy Witt died from Hepatitis he contracted from a prisoner.

Deputy Bazer was in the beginning of her training at the acedemy when shot and killed during a robbery attempt on her way home.

Deputy Brewer was shot and killed by a suspect who was barricaded in his home after firing shots into his neighborhood. Deputy Brewer, who was a member of the SWAT team, was shot in the arm in-between the panels of his vest with an AK-47. The suspect was later shot and killed by SWAT team members.

Deputy Beckmann was killed after his patrol car was struck during an accident.

Deputy succumbed to injuries from a helicopter crash.

Deputy Ken Collier died from injuries sustained during a single vehicle accident pursuit of a wrong-way drunk driver. Deputy Collier had served with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for nine years. His most recent post was at the Santee Station. He had previously served with the San Diego County Marshal’s Office for three years. He is survived by his fiance, his brother and his sister.