Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Love was accidentally shot and killed by another officer as the two officers were being attacked by a man with a knife. The officers had responded to a domestic disturbance where the suspect had cut the phone lines to the house. The female subject was able to call for help after fleeing the home.
The responding officers entered the house through a window to search for the suspect. Unbeknownst to the officers, the electricity in the home had been shut off by the electric company. The suspect was encountered in a hallway and was threatening the officers with a knife, at which time the second officer fired two rounds. One round struck the suspect and one round struck Officer Love in the abdomen just below his vest. Officer Love and the suspect were both taken to a local hospital where they both later died from internal bleeding.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Love served with the Charleston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Love.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Perrin Richard "Rick" Love, II 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Charleston Police Dept., 10 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Perrin Richard "Rick" Love, II's cause is highlighted.
How Perrin Richard "Rick" Love, II Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Perrin Richard "Rick" Love, II is highlighted in May.
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