Justin Terney - Police Officer Fatality - Tecumseh, Oklahoma

Justin Terney

Police Officer Justin Terney, age 22, died in the line of duty on March 27, 2017, at a hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Officer Terney was a member of the Tecumseh Police Department. He had one year of service.

Tecumseh is a city in Pottawatomie County, with a population of about 6,500.

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on March 26, 2017, Justin conducted a traffic stop near an intersection in Shawnee. The driver was a woman. The passenger fled the scene on foot. Justin pursued the man and deployed his taser but it seemingly had no effect on the suspect. The man drew a firearm and shot Justin several times. Justin was able to return fire and the man was also struck several times.

Justin was rushed to a hospital in Oklahoma City where, tragically, he succumbed to his injuries on March 27th.

Byron James Shepard, age 35, has been taken into custody and was hospitalized. It has been reported that he was running from outstanding warrants. 

Michael, Patron Saint of the
Police, pray for Justin and
for those who have lost him.

Justin was a native of Canadian, which is a town of under 250 in eastern Oklahoma. He had recently gotten a puppy. He was determined to be a K9 officer. He was a volunteer firefighter. 

Friends describe Justin as a good kid who was full of life and who was helpful to others.

The members of the Tecumseh Police Department are in mourning over the death of their young brother. He loved being a police officer. He had a future in law enforcement. He will be forever remembered.

Justin's loved ones are devastated over his sudden and tragic death. He was loved. He did his best. He will be forever mourned.

Justin is survived by many loving comrades, friends and family members who will forever miss him.

Thank you for your service to the community, Justin. 

Pray for justice for Justin.

Pray for all who die in the line of duty.

Pray for all who die suddenly. They are with us one moment and are gone before we can say goodbye.

God save us from the psychopaths. They are killing us, Father. Amen.

Pray that Justin is in Heaven. Pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.

Carolyne Sue Lamp - killed by dogs in Red Bird, Oklahoma

Carolyne Sue Lamp and unnamed child

Carolyne Sue Lamp, age 68, of Coweta, Oklahama, died on July 24, 2015, on a roadway in Red Bird, Oklahoma. 

Coweta is a suburb of Tulsa and has a population of just under 10,000. Red Bird is 7 miles away and has a population of 137.  Both towns are in Wagoner County. 

During the morning of July 24th, Carolyne Sue Lamp was in her car in Red Bird and was collecting aluminum drink cans from ditches. She wanted the cans in order to cash them in for extra money. 

Three or four dogs travelling in a pack attacked her in a ditch and bit her so badly that she died. One of the dogs may be a pit bull cross breed mutt; some of the others may be Rottweilers. 

One of the local residents ran off the dogs and tried to give Carolyne some water, but she was too badly injured to live. Tragically, she died of her injuries. 

The dogs involved are being held at an animal shelter in Coweta pending further investigation. 

Locals do not believe that these dogs are ownerless.  They believe that the dogs

All dogs who are allowed to run in packs
are potentially life-threatening.

belong to local residents who let the dogs run wild. It is also believed that Carolyne had perhaps fed these same dogs about a year ago. 

Local officials are aware that dogs are a big problem in the area.  Local residents in this small town have noticed up to 20 dogs a day just roaming around in packs or singly, doing exactly what they please. 

According to Oklahoma state law an animal control officer is only assigned to areas with a population of over 250,000, so small towns like Red Bird have no one to call.

If Oklahoma does not have the money to provide animal control officers in their counties, then they should enact legislation giving the sheriffs of individual counties the authority to shoot dogs running wild or in packs. 

It is pathetic that dogs are running wild in Oklahoma and nobody gives a damn. 

Death by dog is not acceptable in a civilized country.  Wake up, Oklahoma, and get with the 21st century.  This isn't 1870.  

Carolyne's loved ones are devastated over her sudden and tragic death. She will be forever mourned.

Carolyne is survived by many loving friends and family members who will forever miss her.

Pray for all who die by misadventure. They are with us one moment and are gone before we can say goodbye. Amen.

Pray that Carolyne is in heaven. Pray that she is at peace and is with God. Amen.

Jason Farley - Firefighter fatality in Claremore, Oklahoma

Captain Jason Farley died in the line of duty on May 23, 2015, in Claremore, Oklahoma. 

Jason Farley

Captain Farley was a member of the Claremore Fire Department. He had almost 20 years of service. 

Claremore is a city of just over 19,000 people in Rogers County, Oklahoma. 

Parts of Oklahoma were subjected to torrential downpours and during the late evening of May 23rd Jason and other firefighters were responding to flash flooding calls on the west side of town.

Jason was attempting to rescue people inside several duplexes where the water was high. You couldn't see where the ditches were.  Suddenly, the waters pulled him into a storm drain.  Other firefighters worked all night to try to find him but were unable to reach him in time. 

Tragically he died at the scene. 

Another firefighter, Zane James, rushed in to help and was also pulled into the drain but was able to reach safety. 

Florian, Patron Saint of
Firefighters, pray for Jason
and for those who have lost
him. 

Local residents in the flood zone were thankful for the help they received but were greatly saddened to learn of Jason's death. 

The Claremore Fire Department is in mourning over the death of their brother. He loved his job.  He just wanted to help those in his community. He will be forever remembered.

Jason's loved ones are devastated over his sudden and tragic death. He did his best. He will be forever mourned.

Jason is survived by many loving comrades, friends and family members who will forever miss him.

Thank you for your service to the community, Jason. 

Pray for all who die in the line of duty.

Pray for all who die by misadventure. They are with us one moment and are gone before we can say goodbye.

Pray that Jason is in heaven. Pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.