Whitfield County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: 47
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 6, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant John McKinney suffered a fatal heart attack following a tactical shooting exercise at the department's range.
He was immediately transported to Hamilton Medical Center where he passed away.
Lieutenant McKinney had served with the agency for 21 years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, mother, brother, two granddaughters, and two step-grandchildren.