Kenneth Stanley Baldwin
Incident
Officer Kenneth Baldwin was shot and killed while patrolling the Okaloosa Air Terminal, between 1:50 am and 2:33 am. A newspaper deliveryman located his body in the roadway in front of the terminal, suffering four gunshot wounds to the chest.
The airport had closed for the night at midnight and Officer Baldwin was on duty alone at the time.
The case remains unsolved.
Officer Baldwin had served with the Okaloosa County Airport Police for 17 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Baldwin gave the Okaloosa County Airports Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Eglin AFB community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Baldwin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Kenneth Stanley Baldwin is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Stanley Baldwin's cause is highlighted.
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Stanley Baldwin is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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