Roll of Honor
Michael Christopher Doane
Incident
Deputy Doane was killed as his cruiser hit two parked cars and struck a utility pole. He was responding to a backup call from another deputy who was in foot pursuit of suspect and had just been shot. Deputy Doane was transported to a local hospital where he remained on life support for 12 days until his family removed the life support system. The suspect was charged with attempted murder for shooting the deputy who pursued him on foot, and felonious assault for the death of Deputy Doane.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Doane gave the Broward County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Doane.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Christopher Doane 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 Broward County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Christopher Doane's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Christopher Doane Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Christopher Doane is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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