Roll of Honor

David Ward Van Epps

Suicide Honored

Age 30

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Officer David Epps served with the department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Service Record

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

David Ward Van Epps is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Ward Van Epps's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How David Ward Van Epps Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

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