New York City Police Officer Kevin Lee

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Police Officer Kevin Lee
New York City Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 27, 2006

 

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

 

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Friday, 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 1800 hours.

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 but the third suspect was able escape from the scene.

Officer Lee had served with the New York City Police Department for 10 years and was assigned to the Grand Larceny Squad. He is survived by his wife and 6-year-old son.

Agency Contact Information
New York City Police Department
1 Police Plaza
Room 1320
New York, NY 10038

Phone: (646) 610-6700

* Please contact the agency for funeral information

 

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