Keith Stephen Konopasek

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA

Felonious

End of Watch July 8, 1995

Age 32

Tour of Duty 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 53

Incident

Officer Keith Konopasek was shot and killed while detaining a suspect during a traffic stop on the 1700 block of 82nd Avenue. An unrelated man fired one shot which struck him. He died two hours later at a local hospital. The shooter was charged with murder of a police officer with a firearm but was acquitted after claiming his rifle unintentionally discharged when he slipped inside of his home. Officer Konopasek had served with the Oakland Police Department for only six months.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancée, parents, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Konopasek served with the Oakland Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Konopasek.

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

Agency

Department Oakland Police Department

Location Oakland, CA

Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 8, 1995

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; AK-47

Offender Acquitted

Officer Keith Stephen Konopasek 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Oakland Police Department, 37 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department

of 54 officers

68.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious