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Photograph: Deputy Sheriff William Con Keirsey

Patch image: Carter County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma






Deputy Sheriff William Con Keirsey
Carter County Sheriff's Office
Oklahoma

End of Watch: Wednesday, December 10, 1930

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 10, 1930
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended

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
Patch image: Carter County Sheriff's Office, OklahomaPolice Officer Ben C. Collins
United States Department of the Interio..., US
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1906
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Carter County Sheriff's Office, OklahomaPatrolman James A. (Jim) Keirsey
Seminole Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, November 7, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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