Brian Ronald Kinsey

Jackson Police Department — Jackson, MS

Felonious

End of Watch October 22, 1997

Age 27

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 356

The Vigil Panel 144 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 18

Incident

Officer Brian Kinsey was shot and killed after arriving at the scene of a domestic disturbance. Officer Kinsey was an FTO and had just arrived at the scene when he was shot with a shotgun while approaching the home. After falling down the suspect walked up to him and shot him again as he was on the ground. The rookie officer with him returned fire, but missed the suspect, who ran back into the home. After a two hour standoff officers used tear gas to flush him out of the house. The suspect was shot and killed after pointing his weapon at the officers. Officer Kinsey had served with the Jackson Police Department for 5 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Kinsey gave the Jackson Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Kinsey.

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

Agency

Department Jackson Police Department

Location Jackson, MS

Platform Identity jpd.hinds.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 22, 1997

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 27

Badge Number 356

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed by other officers

Patrolman Brian Ronald Kinsey 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Jackson Police Department, 14 of 19 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 73.7% of this agency's fallen.

Jackson Police Department

of 19 officers

73.7% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious