U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Thomas Randy Kiefer
1977
Thomas R. Kiefer served the U.S. Marine Corps for 2 years. Thomas served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Thomas Kiefer was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance. As he leaned across the door to ring the doorbell, the suspect opened fire from within the house, fatally wounding him. The suspect then barricaded himself, but surrendered a short time later. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life on December 14, 1978. In 1980, in a subsequent trial he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed in a state mental hospital. Officer Kiefer had been employed with the Milwaukee Police Department for six years.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
1969 – 1971
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Milwaukee Police Department
Police Officer
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