Kevin Dwayne Miller
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Sergeant

Kevin Dwayne Miller

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Cardiac
End of Watch June 29, 2016
Age 49
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
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Gender Male

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

Agency

Location Detroit, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 2016
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

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.

Detroit Police Department
8
of 250 officers
3.2% Cardiac
MI — Statewide
39
of 718 officers
5.4% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Dwayne Miller's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Kevin Dwayne Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
29
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Dwayne Miller is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location