Bobby Allen McCoun Jr.
Trooper

Bobby Allen McCoun Jr.

KY State Police — Frankfort, KY
Accident
End of Watch September 1, 1975
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Badge 692
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Bobby McCoun was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer. He had been with the agency for one year.

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BO-US-KY-F55C5F44
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Trooper McCoun gave the Kentucky State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper McCoun.

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

Agency

Department KY State Police
Type State Police
Location Frankfort, KY
Platform Identity kysp.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1975
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 23
Badge Number 692
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Bobby Allen McCoun Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At KY State Police, 16 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.2% of this agency's fallen.

KY State Police
16
of 29 officers
55.2% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Allen McCoun Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Bobby Allen McCoun Jr. Compares

Age at Death
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Allen McCoun Jr. is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897