Roll of Honor
Martez Keith "Tez" Hughes
Incident
Police Officer Martez Hughes died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while assigned to deliver meals as part of the city's Meals on Wheels program.
Officer Hughes had served with the Louisville Metro Police Department for 11 years and was assigned to the Sixth Division.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Martez Keith "Tez" Hughes died on November 19, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 49.
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, daughter, mother, and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Hughes gave the Louisville Metro Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hughes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Martez Keith "Tez" Hughes 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 KY, 21 of 983 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.1% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Louisville Metro Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martez Keith "Tez" Hughes's cause is highlighted.
How Martez Keith "Tez" Hughes Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Martez Keith "Tez" Hughes is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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