Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Richard Adair and Officer Jimmy Kennedy were ambushed while responding to a shots fired call. The officers were dispatched to a weapon call, as the suspect had opened fire without provocation on a neighbor and wounded him as he drove out of his driveway. The wounded driver drove down a hill, passed out and wrecked, prompting neighbors to call police. As the officers pulled up near the suspect's home, he fired on both with a rifle from a second floor window, striking them both in the head and killing them instantly. A back-up officer, a responding detective, was also shot and wounded. The chief of police then arrived and contained the scene while calling for backup from Alaska State Troopers. Before the troopers arrived, the suspect committed suicide. Officer Adair had served with the Juneau Police Department for just under 10 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Adair gave the Juneau Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Juneau community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Adair.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Richard J. Adair is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In AK, 35 of 50 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this state's fallen. That is 16.1 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Juneau Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard J. Adair's cause is highlighted.
How Richard J. Adair Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard J. Adair is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard J. Adair was killed by rifle.
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