City of Biloxi, MS / Video surrounding the death of Police Officer Robert McKeithen

Fallen Officer Memorial Ceremony, 2021
Held Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center, honoring the sworn officers that lost their lives in the line of duty with the Biloxi Police Department, including Officer Robert McKeithen who was gunned down in the police station parking lot two year ago - May 5, 2019.

You've heard about the heartfelt eulogy by Biloxi Police Chief John Miller and the 11-mile long funeral procession of police vehicles for slain Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen, and now you can appreciate the emotion of the day in a farewell look published by the city today. Videographer Renny Sherman interviewed many of the visting officers, used video from First Baptist Church of Biloxi and photographs from photogapher August Taconi to compile this 15-minute memorial, "Salute to a Fallen Brother," which opens with Miller addressing the funeral audience. Also shown: About 15 minutes of the funeral procession -- about half of the 1,000 police vehicles, 200 police motorcycles, and 100 riders from the Patriot Guard and Blue Knights.

The family of fallen Biloxi police officer Robert McKeithen talks with Biloxi Police Chief John Miller about the officer Miller calls "an unbelievable fine policeman". The video was recorded at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center on May 7, 2019.

Here is video of a prayer vigil in memory of Patrolman Robert McKeithen of the Biloxi Police Department. The May 7, 2019 vigil, organized by the East Biloxi Ecumenical Council, was conducted on the steps of the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center, steps from where McKeithen was gunned down two days earlier. About 500 people attended the 32-minute ceremony Tuesday.

See unedited video of media briefing this afternoon shorly before 6 by Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania, center, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, right, and Biloxi Police Chief John Miller. See details and photo of suspect at www.biloxi.ms.us/mckeithen-an-unbelievably-fine-policeman/