Deputy Sheriff Larry Henderson Jr - Hamilton County Sheriff's Office - Ohio

On May 2, 2025, Special Deputy Sheriff Larry Henderson, from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in Ohio, was intentionally struck and killed by a driver while directing traffic at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Burnett Woods Drive in Cincinnati.

At approximately 1:00 p.m., Deputy Henderson was providing traffic control and monitoring the traffic signal box near the University of Cincinnati for their commencement ceremonies. While standing on the sidewalk, a driver deliberately drove his vehicle into Deputy Henderson.  Deputy Henderson was transported to the UC Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver, who had recently viewed body camera footage of his son being shot and killed after fleeing a stolen vehicle armed with a handgun, was arrested and charged with aggravated murder.  That incident involved the Cincinnati Police Department and not the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. 

Deputy Henderson was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for 33 years. He is survived by his wife and five children. Two of Deputy Henderson's uncles and four cousins also served in law enforcement.

As part of our "Plaques for Heroes" campaign, engraved slate memorial plaques were sent to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and to Henderson's family at no cost to honor his service and his sacrifice to the community of Hamilton County, Ohio.  Our condolences to his family, his department and the community he served.