Christopher John Doyle, III

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA

Illness

End of Watch November 19, 2005

Age 25

The Vigil Panel 153 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 127

Incident

Police Officer Christopher Doyle died after contracting a virus while conducting rescue operations during Hurricane Katrina. His conditioned worsened, causing his death three months following the hurricane.

Officer Doyle was assigned to the 2nd District Task Force.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents, grandmother, sister, step-sister, step-brother, and his girlfriend.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Doyle served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Doyle.

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

Agency

Department New Orleans Police Department

Location New Orleans, LA

Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 2005

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Police Officer Christopher John Doyle, III 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 LA, 28 of 595 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 4.4 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At New Orleans Police Department, 4 of 128 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.1% of this agency's fallen.

New Orleans Police Department

of 128 officers

3.1% Illness

LA — Statewide

of 595 officers

4.7% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness