Stand For Blue Foundation

06/13/2026

HERO 🙏 🇺🇸

The blast tore through the patrol.Metal twisted. Fire consumed. Soldiers were trapped inside.

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe escaped the inferno. Most would have stayed out. He went back in.

Fuel soaked his uniform. Flames clung to his body. Still, he charged into the wreckage — once, twice, again and again. Each time he carried another soldier out. Seven men lived because he refused to stop.

His burns were catastrophic. His body failing. Yet when medics arrived, his only words were for his men: “How are my guys?”

On November 8, 2005, Cashe succumbed to his injuries. He was 35. But his story did not end there. Years passed before the nation recognized what witnesses already knew: This was not ordinary bravery. This was selfless leadership, lived to its final breath.

Seven soldiers went home because one man chose them over himself. Alwyn Cashe did not survive the fire. He became the fire — relentless, consuming, unstoppable — until his men were safe.

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

Detective Ryan So was accidentally shot and killed after serving a search warrant and conducting an arrest on 78th Street near N Greenway Hayden Loop in Scottsdale.

At 7:30 p.m., while unloading equipment from a vehicle, a rifle fell out of the bag, hit the ground, and discharged, striking Detective So. Despite fellow officers rendering aid, he succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Detective So was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Scottsdale Police Department for nine years. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

06/13/2026

Rookie Arizona police officer killed nearly 18 years after dad also died in line of duty
A 23-year-old Arizona police officer died after being shot while on duty over the weekend, more than a decade after his father also died in the line of duty.
Gila River Police Officer Joshua Briese respondedto an emergency call at a home in the Gila River Indian
Community around 2:00 a.m. Saturday, the department announced via social media. He was among several officers who responded to the scene.
Briese and another officer sustained injuries after gunshots broke out at the scene, according to the department. The gunshots also struck four other individuals. First responders took the injured individuals to a nearby hospital where Briese died from his injuries.
As of midday Saturday, the second officer was still in the hospital in "serious but stable condition, according to
the department.
Briese had been with the Gila River Police Department for less than a year and was still undergoing introductory officer training. The FBI is assisting the department with investigating the incident, according to the social media post.
The Chicago Police Department extended condolences to Briese's family and friends Monday. The department noted in its social media post the 23-year-old's father, David Leroy Briese Jr., also died in the line of duty while serving in Yellowstone County, Montana on Nov. 3,
2006. Capt. Kent O'Donnell of the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office told AZFamily the younger Briese always
"had his heart set" on becoming a police officer.

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

Police Officer Enrique Martinez was shot and killed while making a traffic stop at the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue at 8:00 p.m.

Officer Martinez and his partner were speaking with the driver of the vehicle, who was blocking traffic. When they noticed the occupant in the passenger seat pick up a bag on the floor, they gave multiple instructions to stop reaching. The passenger pulled out a fully automatic handgun with an extended magazine and discharged a barrage of gunfire. Officer Martinez was struck multiple times. The driver was also hit multiple times. Then, the shooter pushed the driver out of the vehicle and attempted to drive away. Another officer attempted to pull the shooter out of the car but was dragged when the shooter put the car in reverse. The suspect crashed into a parked car and fled on foot. He was apprehended 10 minutes after running into an apartment and cutting off his electronic monitoring device.

Officer Martinez was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he succumbed to his wounds. The other officer was treated for minor injuries.

The driver died at the scene. A third person in the back of the vehicle was arrested at the scene but was released without being charged. The shooter has been charged with felony counts of first-degree murder of a police officer, attempted murder of a police officer, burglary, possession of a machine gun, and possession of a gun as a felon.

Police Officer Martinez had served with the Chicago Police Department for almost three years. He is survived by his parents, brother, who also serves with the Chicago Police Department, sister, and fiancée.

06/12/2026

Now who’s the bad guy…

06/11/2026

PRESS RELEASE: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING UPDATE: SERGEANT ZACH BURNS

DATE: 06102026

On Monday, June 8th, 2026, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a man with a gun in Baggs, Wyoming, near the Colorado state line.

Sergeant Zach Burns was in the area and responded immediately. Dispatchers relayed the suspect vehicle information to Sergeant Burns.

Sergeant Burns located the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop in front of a small apartment complex in Baggs.

Upon coming to a stop, the suspect immediately exited his vehicle and opened fire on Sergeant Burns with a semi-automatic rifle. Sergeant Burns was struck in the neck, arm, and hip.

The suspect proceeded to set fire to the apartment building before getting back in his vehicle and fleeing northbound on Highway 789.

Residents of Baggs immediately rushed to provide aid to Sergeant Burns until EMS crews could arrive, providing cover and emergency wound treatment.

Sergeant Burns was transported via helicopter to a trauma center in Colorado where he remains in critical condition.

The suspect was killed in a shootout with Carbon County Deputies on Highway 789 after fleeing the scene. This investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

Our hearts are with Sergeant Burns and his family, as well as all of our deputies, troopers, Baggs residents, and partner agencies who assisted.

Please keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you.

-Alex

*For information regarding this incident, please check this page for updates as they become available.

06/11/2026

Deputy Sheriff Charlie Riley was shot and killed while assisting another officer who was interviewing a suspect at the Iberville Parish Courthouse at 58050 Merram Street in Plaquemine.

Around 8:00 p.m., a detective was interrogating a man as part of a sexual assault investigation. When he attempted to place the man under arrest, the suspect took his gun, and a struggle ensued. The suspect grabbed the gun and began firing, striking the detective. When Deputy Riley entered the room to assist, he was also struck. Despite being hit, he followed the suspect into the hallway and called for back-up before fatally falling, never firing his weapon.

Both deputies were transported to a hospital, where Deputy Riley succumbed to his wounds. The other deputy survived his wounds.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Deputy Riley was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department for six years. He previously served with the Gonzales Police Department. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, a goddaughter, parents, a sister, and two brothers.