John M. McKee

Pueblo County Sheriff's Office — Pueblo, CO

Felonious

End of Watch April 19, 1918

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sheriff John McKee succumbed to complications of a head injury sustained on July 18th, 1917, while attempting to arrest a mentally deranged subject.

The man kicked Sheriff McKee in the head, causing a blood vessel to rupture and causing him to lose sight in his right eye. His health continued to deteriorate following the assault and he suffered a fatal stroke on April 19th, 1918.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff McKee served with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff McKee.

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

Agency

Department Pueblo County Sheriff's Office

Location Pueblo, CO

Platform Identity pcso.pueblo.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 1918

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Sheriff John M. McKee 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Pueblo County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious