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City Marshal

Kinnard Barnes

Hillsboro Police Department — Hillsboro, AL

Felonious

End of Watch December 24, 1885

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

City Marshal Kinnard Barnes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had been involved in a fight.

Marshal Barnes had arrested one of the men and then returned to arrest the second. When the subject saw Marshal Barnes he ran into a house and armed himself with a shotgun. As Marshal Barnes approached the man shot him in the head, killing him instantly.

The subject was arrested several days later. He was tried for murder and acquitted.

City Marshal Barnes, On today, the 140th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Hillsboro.

BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) December 24th, 2025

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141 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Barnes served with the Hillsboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Hillsboro Police Department

Location Hillsboro, AL

Platform Identity hpd.lawrence.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1885

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

City Marshal Kinnard Barnes 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Hillsboro Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kinnard Barnes's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Kinnard Barnes Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kinnard Barnes is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518