Roll of Honor
Kyle David Olinger
Incident
Police Officer Kyle Olinger succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on August 13th, 2003, while making a traffic stop at the intersection of Second Avenue and Spring Street in Silver Spring.
He was speaking to one of the occupants when he observed one of the passengers attempting to conceal a handgun underneath the seat. He ordered the man to drop the weapon before a struggle ensued. The man shot Officer Olinger in the neck, injuring his spinal column.
The subject and the three other occupants of the vehicle fled the scene in the car but were all apprehended a short time later. The man who shot him was convicted of attempted murder and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Olinger remained paralyzed below his chest. He passed away from complications of his wound on April 18th, 2019.
Officer Olinger was a United States Marine Corps veteran who had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Reading Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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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 Olinger gave the Montgomery County Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg 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
Kyle David Olinger served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Kyle David Olinger 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 Montgomery County Police Department, 8 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 38.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kyle David Olinger's cause is highlighted.
How Kyle David Olinger Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kyle David Olinger is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kyle David Olinger was killed by handgun.
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