Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Kinsey was shot and fatally wounded as he and another deputy conducting a raid on a bootlegging operation at a location on Union Street between Fifth Street and Sixth Street. Deputy Kinsey and the other deputy clubbed the suspect into submission. Deputy Kinsey and the suspect died from their wounds in a local hospital later that night.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kinsey served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Monroe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kinsey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Edward Sylvester Kinsey 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Sylvester Kinsey's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Sylvester Kinsey Compares
Offender Outcome
Deceased
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Sylvester Kinsey is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Sylvester Kinsey was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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