Incident
Sergeant Kevin Miller suffered a fatal heart attack while attending firearms traininig at the Detroit Police Department's Rouge Range.
Other officers at the range immediately began CPR before he was transported to a local hospital.
Sergeant Miller had served with the Detroit Police Department for 29 years and was assigned to the 11th Precinct.
Sgt. Miller, On today, the 5th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Detroit. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol June 29th, 2021
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Miller gave the Detroit Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sergeant Kevin Dwayne Miller is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MI, 39 of 718 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Detroit Police Department, 8 of 250 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Dwayne Miller's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Dwayne Miller Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Dwayne Miller is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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