Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Steven DiSario was shot and killed while responding to reports of an armed subject outside of a nursing home on Main Street.
As he arrived on scene, he notified dispatchers that he had the subject in sight. As he made contact with the subject, he was shot and fatally wounded in front of the nursing home. The subject then went into the nursing home and murdered his girlfriend, who worked in the nursing home, and a second employee.
The subject was also found deceased inside the nursing home.
Chief DiSario had only served with the Kirkersville Police Department for three weeks.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police DiSario served with the Kirkersville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kirkersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police DiSario.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Steven Eric DiSario is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven Eric DiSario's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Eric DiSario Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Eric DiSario is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.