Isaiah McKinnon

Isaiah "Ike" McKinnon (born June 21, 1943) is an American politician, academic, and law enforcement officer. He was a police officer in the Detroit Police Department from 1965 to 1984 and was the Chief of the Detroit Police Department from 1993 to 1998. He was one of the first African American officers in the Detroit police force.

In 1957, at the age of 14, Mckinnon was beaten by police officers on his way home from school. According to McKinnon, that incident inspired him to join the police force to help reform the system. One officer held a gun to him and said "Tonight you’re going to die, nigger." The officer shot at him but missed. McKinnon fled in his car. Though he reported the incident, no action was taken. He supported the installation of the controversial Homeless Jesus statue in front of Detroit's Saints Peter and Paul Church.

Academia McKinnon was an associate professor of Education at the University of Detroit Mercy. He took a leave of absence for two years while serving as deputy mayor of Detroit

Security McKinnon served as the security detail for Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanagh. , which was co-written by Barry Gottlieb, was published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2001.

Personal life McKinnon, raised as a Baptist, converted to Catholicism after marrying his wife.