Newsom Honors Fallen California Peace Officers at Annual Memorial Ceremony

In a salute to eight officers who died on duty, the governor says, ‘They exemplified courage in its purest form.’

Law enforcement officers present the U.S. flag at the 46th annual California Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony to honor fallen officers in Sacramento on May 6, 2024. Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office

Thousands gathered in Sacramento May 6 for the 46th annual California Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony, where eight fallen officers were honored and their names added to the Memorial Monument.

The ceremony not only formally enrolls peace officers who died in the line of duty in recent years but also pays tribute to the over 1,600 who have since California became a state in 1850.