Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 8/1/1989Added to Memorial: 1990Circumstances of Death: Accident AutomobileJeffrey A. Young joined the Kansas City Police Force as a cadet in 1977 and was sworn in as a patrolman in...
Type of Officer: DetectiveJurisdiction: Sedgwick CountyCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 2/2/1988Added to Memorial: 1988Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn February 2, 1988, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives met with resistance while executing a search...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Bonner SpringsCounty: JohnsonDeath Date: 1/31/1986Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotThe second woman police officer killed in the line of duty in Kansas was Officer Murphy. At work in her patrol car...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Overland ParkCounty: JohnsonDeath Date: 1/26/1985Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Automobile AccidentOn January 24, 1985, Officer Hummel-Rose had stopped a vehicle and was attempting to arrest the driver on...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: OgdenCounty: RileyDeath Date: 8/9/1982Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Harbour, assigned to patrol duty in Ogden, responded to a routine call about suspicious activity at a pawnshop. Reportedly...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 1/5/1982Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: AccidentOfficer Laffey was investigating a disturbance call at the Zanzibar club. He had stopped a suspect vehicle in the street and...
