Chicago and Alton Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch Wednesday, October 12, 1898
Add to My HeroesD. H. Kiley
Detective D.H. Kiley was shot and killed in Virden, Illinois, during an a mine strike known as the Virden Riot.
Miners employed by the Chicago-Virden Coal Company had gone on strike, which resulted in company owners hiring non-union workers from the south and transporting them to the mine via railroad. Detective Kiley was assigned to protect a railroad switch.
As a train carrying 200 non-union workers neared the railroad station in Virden, members of the strikers opened fire on it and the passengers on the train returned fire. Detective Kiley, who was standing on the street near the switch, was struck in the head and killed.
A coroner's jury determined that Detective Kiley was shot by "a person or persons unknown."
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Illinois
- Weapon Rifle
- Offender Never identified
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsNo passage of time can ever erase your service and sacrifice. Rest in peace always.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
October 12, 2020
Recent LODD Deaths

Criminal Investigator Steven A. Carnes
Tom Green County District Attorney's Office, TX
EOW: November 13, 2022

Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr.
Selma Police Department, CA
EOW: January 31, 2023

Master Patrol Officer Clarence L. "CJ" Williams
Cairo Police Department, GA
EOW: January 28, 2023

Supervisory Officer Jacqueline Montanaro
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: January 14, 2023

Police Officer Carl Douglas Kimball
St. Francisville Police Department, LA
EOW: January 12, 2023

Deputy Sheriff Darnell Calhoun
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: January 13, 2023

Court Services Officer Curtis Matthew Worland
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: December 13, 2022

Chief of Police Justin McIntire
Brackenridge Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: January 2, 2023

Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: December 29, 2022