Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Shannon Bennett died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Deputy Bennett had served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office for 12 years and served as an SRO at Deerfield Beach Elementary School.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Shannon Santo Bennett died on April 3, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 39.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Broward County Sheriff's Office.
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 fiance, mother, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Bennett gave the Broward County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bennett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Shannon Santo Bennett 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Broward County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 24 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shannon Santo Bennett's cause is highlighted.
How Shannon Santo Bennett Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Shannon Santo Bennett is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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