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Police Officer

Keith Lee Evans

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 9, 1995

Age 47

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Badge 445

The Vigil Panel 141 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 58

Incident

Police Officer Keith Evans died from injuries sustained on July 3rd while directing traffic for the 4th of July celebrations at West Broad Street west of I-70. A drunk motorist that Officer Evans had stopped at an intersection became irate and tried to drive through. Officer Evans attempted to stop him by reaching into the car to turn off the ignition. The motorist dragged Officer Evans several feet before falling off the vehicle and hitting his head on the pavement. The 41-year-old suspect was arrested a short time later. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 10 years but released after he served six months of jail time for Officer Evans' death. Officer Evans was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Columbus Division of Police for 25 years. He was due to retire in less than a year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

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.
Police Officer Evans gave the Columbus Division of Police 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Columbus Division of Police

Type Other

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1995

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Age 47

Badge Number 445

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Keith Lee Evans served in the U.S. Navy (1966â1968) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Keith Lee Evans 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Columbus Division of Police, 36 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61% of this agency's fallen.

Columbus Division of Police

of 59 officers

61% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious