Keona Schannel Holley
Police Officer

Keona Schannel Holley

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch December 23, 2021
Age 39
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Police Officer Keona Holley succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on December 16th, 2021, when she was ambushed in the 4400 block of Pennington Avenue.

She was sitting in her patrol car at about 1:30 am when two men approached from behind and opened fire, shooting her multiple times. Both men then went to another location approximately 10 miles away, where they murdered another man who owed one of them $100.

Officer Holley was transported to a local hospital where she remained in critical condition until succumbing to her wounds on December 23rd, 2021.

Both suspects were arrested several days after the initial shooting and charged in connection with both incidents. One of the suspects was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life without parole. The shooter was convicted and sentenced to two life sentences without parole.

Officer Holley had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for two years.

Survivors

She is survived by her four children, parents, and sister.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Holley gave the Baltimore City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Holley.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 2021
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 39
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Keona is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 90 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 66th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Keona was 39. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Keona had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where she stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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Her people

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Keona among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Keona Schannel Holley

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch December 23, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-E

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