Police Officer Thomas R. Kiefer, Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Police Officer Thomas R. Kiefer

Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

End of Watch Friday, November 25, 1977

Thomas R. Kiefer

Officer Thomas Kiefer was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance.

As he leaned across the door to ring the doorbell, the suspect opened fire from within the house, fatally wounding him. The suspect then barricaded himself, but surrendered a short time later.

The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life on December 14, 1978. In 1980, in a subsequent trial he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed in a state mental hospital.

Officer Kiefer had been employed with the Milwaukee Police Department for six years.

Bio

Age 27
Tour 6 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Committed

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I worked with Tom at District #5 an at one time we were squad partners. He was a outstanding person. He had just gotten cleared to start a family. He was cleared of the cancer and was thrill that he could start his family. Hero's never die or are forgotten, I will never forget Tommy.

Robert Lutz
MPD

November 30, 2016