Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Keith Ferguson died when he suffered a heart attack while running to assist an officer who was chasing a suspect.
Sergeant Ferguson was on patrol in lower Manhattan as a part of the NYPD anti-terrorism unit when he heard a foot patrol officer calling for assistance. The officer was chasing a suspect who he had attempted to arrest. Sergeant Ferguson was responding to the scene when his vehicle got stuck in heavy traffic. Sergeant Ferguson exited his vehicle and began to run to the location where the officer needed assistance. When Sergeant Ferguson arrived on the corner of Broadway and Grand Street with several other officers who had responded to the call, he collapsed on the trunk of a vehicle.
Sergeant Ferguson's partners gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions while racing to St. Vincent's Hospital Center. Doctors were unable to revive Sergeant Ferguson.
Sergeant Ferguson had served with the New York City Police Department for 17 years and was assigned to ESU Truck 7, where he supervised an elite "Hercules Team," which scouts terror-prone areas. He is survived by his father, a retired New York City police officer, and his mother.
Survivors
He is survived by his father, a retired New York City police officer, and his mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Ferguson gave the New York City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Thank you 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
Keith A. Ferguson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Keith A. Ferguson 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 NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New York City Police Department, 44 of 1237 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith A. Ferguson's cause is highlighted.
How Keith A. Ferguson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Keith A. Ferguson is highlighted in Jan.
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