Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Dougall MacKenzie succumbed to gunshot wounds he received while investigating an abandoned vehicle at the former Alpena Central High School in Alpena.
Chief MacKenzie noticed two men around a vehicle with Ohio license plates. When he approached the men, one of them fired, striking him in the neck. Chief MacKenzie was transported to McCrae Hospital in critical condition.
Two hours later, the brothers were apprehended and confessed to shooting Chief MacKenzie. However, they were wanted for killing a special detective working for a private company, and they were extradited to Ohio. They were both convicted; one was executed in 1927, and the other was sentenced to life in prison.
The bullet was unable to be removed from Chief Mackenzie's neck. On June 21, 1928, he passed away from complications from his gunshot wounds.
Chief MacKenzie was a United States Army Spanish-American War and WWI veteran and served as the chief of police for the Alpena Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police MacKenzie gave the Alpena Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alpena community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dougall MacKenzie served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Dougall MacKenzie 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dougall MacKenzie's cause is highlighted.
How Dougall MacKenzie Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dougall MacKenzie is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dougall MacKenzie was killed by gun; unknown type.