Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Anthony Kemper succumbed to injuries sustained when he was assaulted by an intoxicated man whom he was escorting back to his residence.
Patrolman Kemper found a drunk man creating a disturbance in front of the Fort Sumter Saloon at 15th Street and the Canal. Instead of arresting him, Patrolman Kemper attempted to escort him home. The man consented to go to his brother's home about half a block away, fronting the canal between 15th and Wade Streets. Patrolman Kemper succeeded in getting the man to the top of the stairs at about 3:30 a.m. when the man suddenly struck him in the face.
He was knocked over the banisters to the sidewalk twenty feet below. Patrolman Kemper's lieutenant heard the noise of the fall and ran to Patrolman Kemper's aid but found him unconscious as the result of a skull fracture. The subject was arrested and taken to Oliver Street Station.
Patrolman Kemper was removed to his home at Clark and Linn Streets, where he died shortly before 2:00 p.m.
Patrolman Kemper had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, and brother.
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Tributes
150 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Kemper gave the Cincinnati Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Anthony Kemper is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 63 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Kemper's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Kemper Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Kemper is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anthony Kemper was killed by person; alcohol involved.
Incident Location
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