Roll of Honor
Chin Chi Kee
Incident
Captain Chin-Chi-Kee was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four whiskey smugglers near Tishomingo, capital of Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma). During the arrest a struggle ensued and Captain Chin-Chi-Kee, armed only with a knife, stabbed three of the subjects to death. The fourth man shot him in the head, fatally wounding him. The exact date of the incident is not known. Captain Chin-Chi-Kee's body was found on January 10th, 1852.
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Captain Kee served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Captain Chin Chi Kee 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 45 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Chin Chi Kee's cause is highlighted.
How Chin Chi Kee Compares
Offender Outcome
Three killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Chin Chi Kee is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Chin Chi Kee was killed by gun; unknown type.
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