Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff LaKiya Rouse died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure while on duty at the Guilford County Courthouse.
Deputy Rouse had served with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office for 10 months.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff LaKiya Louise Rouse died on October 21, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 26.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Guilford County Sheriff's Dept..
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
She was survived by her parents, sister, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Rouse served with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Greensboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rouse.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff LaKiya Louise Rouse 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 NC, 37 of 664 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Guilford County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. LaKiya Louise Rouse's cause is highlighted.
How LaKiya Louise Rouse Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. LaKiya Louise Rouse is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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