Kenneth Stanley Baldwin
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Officer

Kenneth Stanley Baldwin

Felonious
End of Watch September 11, 1987
Age 42
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
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Gender Male

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

Type Police Department
Location Eglin AFB, FL
Platform Identity ocapd.okaloosa.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1987
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

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.

Okaloosa County Airports Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
FL — Statewide
539
of 1,008 officers
53.5% Felonious
Nationwide
17,559
of 32,587 officers
53.9% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Stanley Baldwin's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,095 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Kenneth Stanley Baldwin Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
1.6
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Stanley Baldwin is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location