Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Louie Collins was accidentally shot and killed at 4:00 p.m. while attending a training course at the Southwest Florida Law Enforcement Academy in Fort Meyers. A revolver discharged when it was accidentally dropped onto the floor. The round struck Officer Collins in the chest. Officer Collins was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Naples Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, two brothers, and sister.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Collins gave the Naples Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Naples community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Louie Colin Collins served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Louie Colin Collins is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Naples Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louie Colin Collins's cause is highlighted.
How Louie Colin Collins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louie Colin Collins is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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