Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Amer Keller was killed while assisting at a fire scene at North Jefferson Street at East Second Street. A ladder with two firemen on it broke. The ladder and firemen landed on Sergeant Keller, who was crushed. Sergeant Keller had served with the Dayton Police Department for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Keller gave the Dayton Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Amer M. Keller 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Dayton Police Department, 6 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Amer M. Keller's cause is highlighted.
How Amer M. Keller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Amer M. Keller is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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