Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Illinois Weapon: Handgun Offender: Not available
Special Agent Charles Kieper was shot and killed while investigating the sounds of gunfire in the railyard near the intersection of West 47th Street and Central Park Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
He and another officer were in a switch shanty when they heard a gunshot. As Agent Kieper looked around a freight car he was struck in the stomach by a bullet fired from within the yards. He returned fire but it is not known if he struck his assailant.
He was taken to German Evangelical Deaconess Hospital where he died of his wound.
Special Agent Kieper was survived by his wife and seven children. He was a World War I army veteran.
Survivors
Special Agent Kieper was survived by his wife and seven children.
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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.
Special Agent Kieper served with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles A. Kieper served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Charles A. Kieper is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 24 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles A. Kieper's cause is highlighted.
How Charles A. Kieper Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles A. Kieper is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles A. Kieper was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Charles A. Kieper served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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