Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jared Forsyth was accidentally shot and killed while participating in firearms training at the Lowell Correctional Institution's firing range on NW Gainesville Road at approximately 3:00 pm.
A firearm was accidentally discharged during the training and the round struck Officer Forsyth in the side of his chest, between the panels of his vest. He was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to the wound approximately two hours later.
Officer Forsyth had served with the Ocala Police Department for three years.
Rest easy on this your 5 anniversary in heaven
Mark Mottola April 6th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Forsyth gave the Ocala Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ocala community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Forsyth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jared J. Forsyth is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Ocala Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jared J. Forsyth's cause is highlighted.
How Jared J. Forsyth Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jared J. Forsyth is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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