Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Rodney Osborne was shot and killed during a training exercise at the Corrections Training Academy at 1781 State Route 762 in Orient, Ohio.
He was training at the tactical firing range just before 11:30 a.m. when the incident occurred.
Lieutenant Osborne had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for 13 years and was assigned to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, serving on the honor guard, special response team, and the statewide special tactics and response team. In the week prior to his death, he had received Employee of the Year recognition.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Osborne gave the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Osborne.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Rodney Osborne is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 5 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rodney Osborne's cause is highlighted.
How Rodney Osborne Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rodney Osborne is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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