Type of Officer: Police Officer
Jurisdiction: Kansas City
County: Wyandotte
Death Date: 12/28/1969
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death: Gunshot
Officer Lutcher and his partner, Howard Berry, were on patrol when they observed another officer, Robert Mackey, pursuing a suspect. The officer chased the suspect into an alley and ordered him to surrender. He complied, but as Officers Lutcher and Berry approached him, he pulled a gun and opened fire, hitting and killing Lutcher. The suspect was shot and killed by the other officer. It was learned later that the killer was wanted by police for other crimes.
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