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Patrolman

William A. Koenige

Schenectady Police Department — Schenectady, NY

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 12, 1979

Age 35

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 109

The Vigil Panel 121 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 8

Incident

Patrolman William Koenige was shot and killed while responding to a report of a domestic disturbance involving weapons at 1092 Baker Avenue at approximately 11:30 pm. A man had gone to his ex-girlfriend's home armed with a .30 caliber carbine, a .357 caliber handgun, and a 9mm handgun. After the man got to the woman's house he found that she was not there and fired six rounds through the door. Patrolman Koenige and another officer were dispatched to the scene, but Patrolman Koenige was the first to arrive. As he climbed the stairs to the third-floor apartment the man shot him at point-blank range. The suspect then committed suicide. Patrolman Koenige was only 27 minutes from ending his shift for the night. Patrolman Koenige was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Schenectady Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his two daughters.

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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.
Patrolman Koenige gave the Schenectady Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Schenectady 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 Schenectady Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY

Platform Identity schepd.schenectady.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1979

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 109

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

William A. Koenige served in the U.S. Air Force (1964â1966) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman William A. Koenige 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Schenectady Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Schenectady Police Department

of 9 officers

44.4% Felonious

NY — Statewide

728

of 2,147 officers

33.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious