Type of Officer: Sheriff DetectiveJurisdiction: Sedgwick CountyCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 10/31/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotIn an attempt to escape, a county prisoner seized a police officer’s gun. During the ensuing scuffle, the officer...
Type of Officer: Kansas Highway PatrolJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 10/2/1973Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotTrooper Thornton stopped to investigate a hitchhiker on I-70 east of Topeka, unaware that the man was wanted in New York...
Type of Officer: Police CaptainJurisdiction: KingmanCounty: KingmanDeath Date: 4/15/1973Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile making a routine building check at a drug clinic, Captain Beery, in plain clothes, was ambushed by an unknown assailant...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: HutchinsonCounty: RenoDeath Date: 9/15/1972Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Kennedy was making an undercover purchase of alcoholic beverages at a location suspected to be bootlegging and...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 12/28/1969Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Lutcher and his partner, Howard Berry, were on patrol when they observed another officer, Robert Mackey,...
