Roll of Honor
Lincoln Keeney
Incident
Deputy Marshal Lincoln Keeney was shot and killed in Fairland, Oklahoma, by a man he had arrested several days earlier. The suspect had escaped from custody and searched out Deputy Marshal Keeney. When he located the marshal he shot him in the head and then fled the state. The man was arrested the following year in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Keeney served with the United States Department of Justice.
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
Deputy U.S. Marshal Lincoln Keeney 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lincoln Keeney's cause is highlighted.
How Lincoln Keeney Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lincoln Keeney is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lincoln Keeney was killed by gun; unknown type.
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