Bio & Incident Details
Age: 36
Tour: 10 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/10/1930
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Apprehended
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Deputy William Keirsey was shot and killed when he and the undersheriff went to a home to check on a stolen car.
The shooter fled the scene but was later apprehended in Texas.
Deputy Keirsey's uncle, police officer Ben Collins, of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, was shot and killed in the line of duty on August 1, 1906. His brother, Patrolman Jim Keirsey, was also shot and killed in the line of duty the previous year while serving with the Seminole Police Department.
Deputy Keirsey had been employed with the Carter County Sheriff's Office for ten years.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
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Patrolman James A. "Jim" Keirsey |
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Police Officer Ben C. Collins |
