Harry J. Keating
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Patrolman

Harry J. Keating

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch March 18, 1918
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Keating was in plain cloths and escorting a prisoner when he was shot and killed by an officer who mistook him for a robber.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Keating served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Keating.

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

Agency

Location Kansas City, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1918
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Harry J. Keating is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas City Police Department
47
of 120 officers
39.2% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry J. Keating'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 Harry J. Keating Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry J. Keating is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897