Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Angel De La Fuente died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer De La Fuente was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Fresno Police Department for 22 years and was assigned to the Southeast District Station.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Angel De La Fuente died on December 28, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 49.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Fresno Police Department.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer De La Fuente gave the Fresno Police Department 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fresno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer De La Fuente.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Angel De La Fuente served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Angel De La Fuente is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Fresno Police Department, 2 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Angel De La Fuente's cause is highlighted.
How Angel De La Fuente Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Angel De La Fuente is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
14 officers from Fresno Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
