Clinton Jeffrey Holtz
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Sergeant

Clinton Jeffrey Holtz

United States Capitol Police — Washington, DC
Cardiac
End of Watch January 17, 2014
Age 44
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Clinton Holtz suffered a fatal heart attack following a sexual assualt investigation involving uncooperative witnesses.

He had returned to his office and was completing paperwork related to the incident when he suddenly collapsed.

Sergeant Holtz had served with the United States Capitol Police for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Holtz gave the United States Capitol Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Holtz.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity uscp.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 2014
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Clinton Jeffrey Holtz 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 DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At United States Capitol Police, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Capitol Police
1
of 7 officers
14.3% Cardiac
DC — Statewide
71
of 1,419 officers
5% 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. Clinton Jeffrey Holtz'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 Clinton Jeffrey Holtz Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton Jeffrey Holtz is highlighted in Jan.

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