Brooklyn Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 5, 1876
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fire
Date of Incident: December 5, 1876
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman McKeon was killed in the fire which destroyed the Brooklyn Theatre and killed over 300 people. He had been assigned to the theatre to conduct crowd control and began to assist with the evacuation of the patrons when the fire started. During the evecuation the top balcony collapsed, striking Patrolman McKeon and throwing him into the fire.
Patrolman McKeon was assigned to the Brooklyn Central Squad, the modern day 84th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.