Roll of Honor
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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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Bobby Allen McCoun, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Allen McCoun, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Bobby Allen McCoun, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Allen McCoun, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
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