Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant LaShonda Owens died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Northampton County Jail.
Sergeant Owens had served with the Northampton County Sheriff's Office for 4-1/2 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant LaShonda Owens died on March 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 41.
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
She is survived by her two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Owens gave the Northampton County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Owens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant LaShonda Owens 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 Northampton County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. LaShonda Owens's cause is highlighted.
How LaShonda Owens Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. LaShonda Owens is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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