Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Edmund Keleher was struck and killed by a vehicle at 7th Street and Virginia Avenues, NW, as he was ending his shift at the Pennsylvania Avenue Depot. He was getting onto a streetcar at the time of the accident. The driver of the vehicle that struck him took him to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Keleher had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Keleher gave the Metropolitan Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Keleher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Edmund P. Keleher 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edmund P. Keleher's cause is highlighted.
How Edmund P. Keleher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edmund P. Keleher is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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