Keith Stephen Konopasek
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Officer

Keith Stephen Konopasek

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Felonious
End of Watch July 8, 1995
Age 32
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Keith Konopasek was shot and killed while detaining a suspect during a traffic stop on the 1700 block of 82nd Avenue. An unrelated man fired one shot which struck him. He died two hours later at a local hospital. The shooter was charged with murder of a police officer with a firearm but was acquitted after claiming his rifle unintentionally discharged when he slipped inside of his home. Officer Konopasek had served with the Oakland Police Department for only six months.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancée, parents, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Konopasek served with the Oakland Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Konopasek.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 8, 1995
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1995, 96 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 58th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Keith was 32. 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. Keith had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Oakland Police Department has 54 officers remembered here, Keith among them.

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Where

Officer Keith Stephen Konopasek

Oakland Police Department · End of Watch July 8, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-W

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