New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 27, 2006
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: 23265
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: January 27, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Kevin Lee suffered a fatal heart attack following a foot pursuit with three suspects.
Officer Lee was part of a surveillance team that was tailing a group of men who appeared to be casing stores on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan shortly before 6:00 pm.
After being told by employees at one of the stores that the men might have taken a laptop computer, Officer Lee and his team moved in on the suspects, who fled on foot.
Following a foot pursuit and struggle with the suspects, Officer Lee lost consciousness. Officers on the scene performed CPR and were able to revive Officer Lee. He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital but died one hour later.
Two of the suspects were taken into custody at the scene and the third was arrested several days later.
Officer Lee had served as a full-time officer with the New York City Police Department for 10 years and had served an additional five years as an auxiliary officer. He was assigned to the Manhattan North Grand Larceny Unit. He is survived by his wife and 6-year-old son, and his parents and sister.
In June 2007 Officer Lee was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Purple Shield Medal.