The Ultimate Sacrifice

Routine patrol duties are never ‘routine.’ Danger can be found in every aspect of a Trooper’s job, from a traffic stop along the side of a highway to a manhunt for a serial killer. State Troopers risk their lives every day while serving and protecting. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of their duties. Below is a list of Massachusetts State Troopers who have been killed in the line of duty, along with links to websites that honor fallen law enforcement officers.

Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, September 13, 2024
Cause: Duty related illness

K9 Frankie
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Tamar Bucci
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Thomas William Devlin
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 2020
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Officer Harold Francis MacGilvray, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Thomas L. Clardy
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Harold J. Collins
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness

Trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Douglas A. Weddleton
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, June 18, 2010
Cause: Vehicular assault

Captain Richard J. Cashin
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Paul Francis Barry
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Vincent P. Cila
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, July 22, 2005
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Detective Joseph Elmer McCain
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Drew C. Chandler
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, July 21, 2000
Cause: Duty related illness

Trooper James Brian Malloy
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1997
Cause: Heart attack

Trooper Paul Andrew Perry
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Cause: Aircraft accident

Trooper James Mattaliano
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Cause: Aircraft accident

Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, September 2, 1994
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Davidson Gould Whiting
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Joseph Francis Moynihan, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident

Officer Robert P. Dana
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1984
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper George L. Hanna
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1983
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Paul Michael Kennefick
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1982
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Donald E. Shea
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Perley K. Johnson, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978
Cause: Fire

Trooper Edward A. Mahoney
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Robert J. MacDougall
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, August 6, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant James H. Marshall
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, October 21, 1960
Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Wallace E. Mathews
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1953
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Alje M. Savela
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, August 31, 1951
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Daniel Furtado
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 8, 1950
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Alfred A. Hewett
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1950
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Charles J. Collins
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Wednesday, May 20, 1942
Cause: Gunfire

Special Officer Albert T. Hayes
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1940
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Joseph W. Kelly
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, July 23, 1938
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Robert A. Edmonds
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1936
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Patrolman Earl W. Tobin
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1934
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Charles F. McGonagle
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1932
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Charles A. Better
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Thomas Joseph Sullivan
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman John E. Higgins
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 1928
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman George L. Prentiss
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, October 1, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 20, 1924
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Frederick G. Mercer
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, September 20, 1923
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Irving B. Harding
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Inspector James B. De Shazo
Massachusetts District Police, MA
EOW: Monday, May 17, 1915
Cause: Assault

Patrolman Robert D. Stewart
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1913
Cause: Animal related

Patrolman John W. Powers
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, August 16, 1912
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman William Mateer
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1909
Cause: Drowned