Kenneth P. Stiverson

Fort Wayne Police Department — Fort Wayne, IN

Felonious

End of Watch July 17, 1969

Age 36

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Badge 154

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Patrolman Kenneth Stiverson was shot and killed while attempting to negotiate with an escaped mental patient who had hijacked a bus. He was sitting in the passenger seat of the cruiser and his partner was providing cover during the incident. The suspect opened fire, fatally wounding Patrolman Stiverson in the chest and shooting his partner five times, wounding him. The partner was able to return fire and kill the suspect. Patrolman Stiverson had served with the Fort Wayne Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter and five sons. In memory of his service, Patrolman Stiverson's badge number, 154, was adopted by the Fort Wayne Police Department and Allen County Sheriff's Department as their radio call sign for officer needs assistance.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter and five sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Stiverson gave the Fort Wayne Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Wayne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stiverson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Fort Wayne Police Department

Location Fort Wayne, IN

Platform Identity fwpd.allen.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1969

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 154

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Patrolman Kenneth P. Stiverson 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Fort Wayne Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Wayne Police Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious