Roll of Honor
Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Hopkins died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center. He was serving at the jail's intake when he had confirmed exposure to other employees who were symptomatic and later confirmed to have COVID-19.
Deputy Hopkins had served with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins died on April 1, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 41.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
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 parents.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Hopkins gave the El Paso County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hopkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins 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 CO, 11 of 360 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At El Paso County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins's cause is highlighted.
How Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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