Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Michael Erickson suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to several high-stress calls, including an infant being shot in the face and a multiple homicide scene.
Detective Erickson was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, and five grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Erickson gave the Orange County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael K. Erickson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Michael K. Erickson 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Orange County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 21 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael K. Erickson's cause is highlighted.
How Michael K. Erickson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Michael K. Erickson is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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