Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Darryl Tsujimoto suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a canine training exercise on Treasure Island.
He had just completed a half mile run with a department canine, tracking another officer who was role playing as a suspect. Just as the canine located the role player, Sergeant Tsujimoto collapsed.
He was transported to San Francisco General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Tsujimoto served with the San Francisco Police Department for 15 years and supervised the Canine Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his fiancee.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Tsujimoto gave the San Francisco Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Tsujimoto.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto 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 CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At San Francisco Police Department, 2 of 106 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto's cause is highlighted.
How Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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