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: 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: 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...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: HutchinsonCounty: RenoDeath Date: 7/2/1924Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn July 1, 1924, following reports of a family disturbance, Officer Monroe arrived at the Maynor Cheek home to find that Cheek...
