Type of Officer: Special OfficerJurisdiction: Santa Fe RailroadCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 1/9/1926Added to Memorial: 2007Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn August 9, 1921, while riding a locomotive through Newton’s Sand Creek yards, Santa Fe Railway Special...
Type of Officer: PatrolmanJurisdiction: Leavenworth CountyCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 10/28/1925Added to Memorial: 2018Circumstances of Death: GunshotLeavenworth Police Department Patrolman E. Clay Thompson was struck by a passing motorist on October 28, 1925 as he...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Thomas CountyCounty: ThomasDeath Date: 8/24/1925Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotTwo robbers on a two-state crime spree had killed a police officer in North Platte, Nebraska and were headed for the Kansas...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 4/10/1925Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Hall and a detective were attempting to stop a car. As they pulled alongside, gunfire came from within the vehicle...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 1/4/1925Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile walking a beat, Officer Brown stopped to question a man named Duke Kelley. Kelley fatally shot Brown, then confessed to...
Type of Officer: Police DetectiveJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 12/25/1924Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile investigating a robbery on December 20, 1924, Detective Markl and his partner observed the suspects’ vehicle...
