William Kevin Snow
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Master Police Officer

William Kevin Snow

Bristol Police Department — Bristol, VA
Cardiac
End of Watch December 19, 2012
Age 40
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master Police Officer William Snow suffered a fatal heart attack while performing required physical training for SWAT team members inside the department's gym.

Officer Snow had served with the Bristol Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and one child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-VA-71E7F79C
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Master Police Officer Snow gave the Bristol Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bristol community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Police Officer Snow.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Bristol, VA
Platform Identity bpd.bristol.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 2012
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Master Police Officer William Kevin Snow is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In VA, 25 of 654 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this state's fallen.

At Bristol Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bristol Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
VA — Statewide
25
of 654 officers
3.8% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Kevin Snow's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How William Kevin Snow Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. William Kevin Snow is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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