United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, November 24, 1894
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 24, 1894
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Deputy Marshal Lincoln Keeney was shot and killed in Fairland, Oklahoma, by a man he had arrested several days earlier. The suspect had escaped from custody and searched out Deputy Marshal Keeney. When he located the marshal he shot him in the head and then fled the state. The man was arrested the following year in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.