Milwaukee police officer Kendall Corder is the sixth line of duty death in the city since 2018
Here are the six Milwaukee officers who have died on duty during this time:
Kendall Corder, 32, was shot while responding to reports of shots fired on June 26. He died from his injuries on June 29.
'He died doing what he loved to do,' said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson at a press conference. 'It's admirable.'
Corder worked out of Police District 2 and had about six years of service, according to police.
The shooting took place about 9:30 p.m. on June 26 in an alley in the 2200 block of North 24th Place. Corder and Christopher McCray, 29, were responding to reports of a suspect firing shots near the area of North 25th Street and West Garfield Avenue, according to police.
Tremaine Jones, 22, was arrested in connection with the shooting, law enforcement officials confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
More: Milwaukee police officer Kendall Corder dies following shooting: 'We are all in pain.'
Peter Jerving, 37, was shot and killed while responding to a robbery on Feb. 7, 2023.
Jerving had four years of experience and worked in Police District 4. In November 2022, he was recognized by the department with a life-saving award.
Officers were searching the 2700 block of South 14th Street to look for an individual wanted in connection to a robbery. Jerving was shot after a struggle with Terrell I. Thompson, 19. Thompson died from gunshot wounds, though it is unclear if they were self-inflicted or from officers.
Mark Lentz, 56, died on Sept. 18, 2019, after sustaining serious injuries during a 2017 crash.
The officer joined the department in 2001 and worked in its motorcycle team for 13 years. At this funeral, his colleagues recalled his respect for everyone.
Lentz was struck from behind while attempting to stop a speeding motorist on Aug. 3, 2017, in the 400 block of North 27th Street. Investigators believed the car, driven by Sirantoine Powell, hit Lentz intentionally as part of a coordinated plan between the two drivers. The officer suffered a traumatic brain injury in the crash.
Powell was sentenced to six years in prison in June 2018.
Matthew Rittner, 35, was shot and killed while executing a search warrant on Feb. 6, 2019.
Rittner was a 17-year veteran of the police department. He was also deployed twice to Iraq as a U.S. Marine.
The search warrant was for illegal gun and drug sales at the apartment of Jordan Fricke, 26, at South 12th Street. Fricke fired four shots from inside the apartment, striking Rittner in the left upper chest and shoulder area. Fricke was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Michael Michalski, 52, was shot and killed on July 25, 2018.
The 17-year police veteran was known for being family oriented and his volunteer work.
Jonathan Copeland Jr., 30, opened fire on Michalski and other officers when they arrived at a residence in the 400 block of North 28th Street for a drug and gun violations check. Copeland was sentenced to life in prison in May 2019 with no chance of release.
Charles Irvine Jr., 23, was killed on June 7, 2018, during a police chase on Milwaukee's northwest side. He was the first Milwaukee police officer to die in the line of duty in 22 years.
Irvine, a four year veteran of the department, was remembered for his optimism and desire to serve.
Ladell Harrison, 29, fled from a traffic stop and the vehicle Irvine was a passenger in lost control less than 40 seconds after the start of the chase. A witness said it flipped 20 times before landing on its roof.
Christopher Kuhagen, David Clarey and Andrew Montequin contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Kendall Corder is the sixth Milwaukee officer killed on duty since 2018
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