Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Brandon Owens died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Lieutenant Owens was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Union City Police Department for five years and previously served three years with the Canadian County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Scott Brandon Owens died on March 1, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 39.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Union City 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 two 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.
Lieutenant Owens gave the Union City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Union City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Owens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Scott Brandon Owens served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Lieutenant Scott Brandon Owens 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 OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Union City Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott Brandon Owens's cause is highlighted.
How Scott Brandon Owens Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Scott Brandon Owens is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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