Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Leroy Kinikin succumbed to stab wounds sustained while investigating a shoplifting incident on October 17, 1986.
When Corporal Kinikin asked for identification from the female subject, she pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the side and through the heart. He was able to draw his gun and shoot the subject.
Corporal Kinikin was transferred to the Presidential Woods Health Care Center and remained in a coma for over three years.
The suspect survived her wound and was charged in connection with his murder. She was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and committed to a mental hospital.
Corporal Kinikin had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Kinikin gave the Prince George's County Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Kinikin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Harry Leroy Kinikin, Jr. 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Prince George's County Police Dept., 19 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Leroy Kinikin, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Harry Leroy Kinikin, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended; mentally unfit
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Leroy Kinikin, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry Leroy Kinikin, Jr. was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Incident Location
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