Bio & Incident Details
Age: 54
Tour: 28 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/6/1956
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Inspector Albert Kelly was shot and killed when he and two other officers attempted to arrest a shooting suspect.
The officers went to a hotel on North Illinois Street to arrest the man who had shot a store clerk earlier in the day. When the officers entered the room the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding Inspector Kelly and seriously wounding a second officer. The wounded officer was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
Inspector Kelly had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 28 years and was a US Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife.
