Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Specialist Ronald Jeter and Police Officer Daniel Pope were shot and killed while attempting to serve a domestic violence warrant at 23 W. Hollister Street. Both officers were in plain clothes and were wearing their vests when they went to the apartment to serve the warrant. During the arrest, the suspect became violent, and a struggle ensued in which both officers were shot. The suspect committed suicide after killing both officers. Both detectives were assigned to a Christmas robbery task force at the time of the shooting. Officer Jeter was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for nearly five years. He is survived by his mother, two daughters, son, and girlfriend. He is buried in Evergreen Burial Park, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, two daughters, son, and girlfriend.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Specialist Jeter gave the Cincinnati Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati 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
Ronald D. Jeter served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Specialist Ronald D. Jeter is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 63 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald D. Jeter's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald D. Jeter Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald D. Jeter is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald D. Jeter was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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