In memory of
Charles Edward McKinney
1984
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- March 21, 1984, aged 51
Their life
Special Deputy Sheriff Charles McKinney was shot and killed outside of Locke Elementary School at 3757 West 21st Avenue during an attempted robbery.
Two men approached him and attempted to rob him in front of the school at 6:05 am. They shot him in the head before stealing his service weapon and his wallet.
Special Deputy McKinney was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was employed as a plainclothes security officer for the Gary school system for approximately 10 years and had been deputized by the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
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