Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Corporal Kenneth Armstrong was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of South Union Street at South Decatur Street while responding to a robbery at a convenience store.
He was making a U-turn when his vehicle was struck by another car.
Detective Armstrong was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Montgomery Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Detective Corporal Armstrong gave the Montgomery Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth Armstrong served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Corporal Kenneth Armstrong 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Montgomery Police Dept., 12 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Armstrong's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Armstrong Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Armstrong is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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