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National Law Enforcement Museum hosts panel on community impact and police response to hate crimes

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

NLEOMF

What

National Law Enforcement Museum will present a virtual panel discussion titled Tragedy and Transformation: Law Enforcement Response to Hate Crime Events. The conversation will focus on how agencies have addressed incidents involving hate-motivated violence, with an emphasis on coordination, communication and community engagement during and after these events.

Who

Moderator: Anna Muckenfuss, Director of Programs, National Law Enforcement Museum

Panelists: Robert W. Fieseler, investigative journalist; Peter J. Forcelli, ATF deputy assistant director (ret.), homicide detective, NYPD; Frank Perez, executive director, LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana

When

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. Eastern

Where

Virtual attendance; participants can register for free here — event will be live-streamed

Why

This virtual program will focus on law enforcement’s role in responding to two incidents that had a lasting effect on the LGBTQ+ community: the 1973 fire at the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans and the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. The panel will explore the differences in how each event was handled, including emergency procedures, agency coordination and public communication.

Panelists will also examine the broader impact these events had on community trust and how law enforcement practices have changed in response — particularly in areas such as officer training, community outreach and access to mental health support.

For additional information, visit: — https://nleomf.org/event/tragedy-and-transformation-law-enforcement-response-to-hate-crime-events — the livestream can also be viewed on YouTube on Facebook.

—www.NLEOMF.org—

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the fallen, telling the story of American law enforcement, and making it safer for those who serve. The first pillar of this mission, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., honors the names of all the 24,067 officers who have died in the line of duty to date throughout U.S. history. Additionally, NLEOMF maintains and publishes comprehensive details on the circumstances surrounding official line-of-duty deaths. The Officer Safety and Wellness pillar uses that data, coupled with best-practice program models, to produce programming directed at solutions to improve survivability and enhance wellness. NLEOMF’s third pillar, the National Law Enforcement Museum (LawEnforcementMuseum.org) is committed to preserving the history of American law enforcement and sharing the experiences of service and sacrifice for generations to come.

Since 2014, the National Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Flower Fund has sent a floral arrangement to the funeral services of every officer who has been killed in the line of duty. This initiative, which has served as the cornerstone of the charity, has sent more than 2,000 arrangements on behalf of its members, costing over $500,000.

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