19 Texas police officers died in the line of duty last year. These are their names.
Supervisory Deputy US Marshal
Norman D. Merkel
United States Marshals Service
End of Watch: January 16, 2019
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff
Ray Elwin Horn, III
Comal County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: January 17, 2019
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Russell Dean Salazar
Kendall County Community
Supervision and Corrections
End of Watch: January 31, 2019
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Border Patrol Agent
Donna Doss
United States Border Patrol
End of Watch: February 2, 2019
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer
Nathan Hayden Heidelberg
Midland Police Department
End of Watch: March 5, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff
Peter Herrera
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: March 24, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer
Albert Ramirez Castaneda, Jr.
Grand Prairie Police Department
End of Watch: June 7, 2019
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant
David Jones Fitzpatrick
The Colony Police Department
End of Watch: June 10, 2019
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Corporal
Jose Luis "Speedy" Espericueta, Jr.
Mission Police Department
End of Watch: June 20, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff
Carlos A. Ramirez
Kendall County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: July 2, 2019
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Trooper
Moises Sanchez
Texas Department of Public Safety
End of Watch: August 24, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff
Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
Harris County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: September 27, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff
Matthew Ryan Jones
Falls County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: October 11, 2019
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant
Christopher Charles Lewis Brewster
Houston Police Department
End of Watch: December 7, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant
Kaila Marie Sullivan
Nassau Bay Police Department
End of Watch: December 10, 2019
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer
Humberto Meza
Burnet Police Department
End of Watch: December 20, 2019
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff
Bryan Charles Pfluger
San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Department
End of Watch: December 21, 2019
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Detective
Cliff Martinez
San Antonio ISD Police Department
End of Watch: December 21, 2019
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff
William Christopher Dickerson
Panola County Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: December 31, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire