Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Corporal

Kevin Weadock Barleycorn

University of Arizona Police Department — Tucson, AZ

Accident

End of Watch August 24, 1990

Age 37

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 136 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Corporal Kevin Barleycorn was inadvertently shot and killed by a fellow officer in the courtyard of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the intersection of E 6th Street and N Cherry Avenue. Corporal Barleycorn was struggling with a subject who had brandished a firearm toward officers at a fraternity party. Another officer fired at the subject just as Corporal Barleycorn was tackling him. The round passed through the subject's arm and struck Corporal Barleycorn between the panels of his vest. Corporal Barleycorn had served with the University of Arizona Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by three sons, his mother, four brothers, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-AZ-A638E26E
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Kevin. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Barleycorn gave the University of Arizona Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Barleycorn.

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

Agency

Department University of Arizona Police Department

Location Tucson, AZ

Platform Identity uapd.pima.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 24, 1990

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Kevin Weadock Barleycorn 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

University of Arizona Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

AZ — Statewide

of 330 officers

28.8% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Weadock Barleycorn'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 Kevin Weadock Barleycorn Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service