last year we saw more officers shot in the line of duty than any other since the national fraternal order of police began recording this data in late 2015 and this year is not far behind fop president patrick yoes said in a statement he was a consummate professional who was the epitome of what a detroit police officer should be on july 6 of this year detroit police officer loren courts responded to a call for a shooting on marlowe street ethan hymanthe news observer via ap file the numbers are up 7 from 2020 and 13 from 2019 according to the fop texas followed by arizona georgia and california had the most officers shot in 2022 i do not ever recall seeing him rattled or not on point one of his fellow officers said according to local reports more when police arrived the 19yearold suspect shot and killed courts while he was arriving in his cruiser according to police every felonious attack on a law enforcement officer especially by gunfire is disturbing regardless of the circumstances the report said he had a calming influence within the precinct and on the street of concern the union said 124 law enforcement officers were shot in ambush style attacks which lead to more than half the deaths in 2022 he was the person others leaned on and sought for advice in total 60 law enforcement officers were killed by gunfire in 2022 the fop reports if these violent criminals are willing to commit brazen acts of violence against the men and women of law enforcement we cant begin to fathom what heinous acts they are willing to commit against lawabiding citizens the union said the yearend report will be released in midjanuary as crime rates continue to rise more citizens in this country are justifiably living in fear constantly wondering if they too will become a victim police 2 officers killed after 30minute talk with woman a funeral caisson transports the casket of raleigh police officer gabriel torres to cross assembly church in raleigh nc for his funeral oct 22 2022 the numbers are down from 2021 however which was a recordbreaking year courts was one of the 323 police officers shot in the line of duty this year according to statistics released by the national fraternal order of police one of the largest police unions in the country on wednesday at his memorial service courts whose father was a retired detroit police department officer was lauded for his work