Albert A. Kelly

Indianapolis Police Dept. — Indianapolis, IN

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch December 6, 1956

Age 54

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Inspector Albert Kelly was shot and killed when he and two other officers attempted to arrest a shooting suspect. The officers went to a hotel on North Illinois Street to arrest the man who had shot a store clerk earlier in the day. When the officers entered the room the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding Inspector Kelly and seriously wounding a second officer. The wounded officer was able to return fire and kill the suspect. Inspector Kelly had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 28 years and was a US Navy veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Inspector Kelly gave the Indianapolis Police Department 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Indianapolis Police Dept.

Location Indianapolis, IN

Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1956

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Albert A. Kelly served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Inspector Albert A. Kelly is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Indianapolis Police Dept., 38 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.4% of this agency's fallen.

Indianapolis Police Dept.

of 59 officers

64.4% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious