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Deputy Constable Richard Bibbs was shot and killed from ambush by a neighbor he had arrested several days earlier.
The neighbor became upset with him after he had built a barn on his property in the Bryn Mawr section of Shawnee Township. On April 26th, 1915, Deputy Constable found the man waiting for him with a gun and arrested him. The man was fined $5 in the police court and released.
On the morning of April 28th, 1915, Constable Bibbs came out of his house and began hitching his horse to begin his paper route when he was ambushed by the man with a shotgun. The man shot him in the abdomen, causing a fatal wound. He was taken to St. Margeret's Hospital where he was able to give a deathbed statement to the prosecutor before dying.
A warrant was issued for the subject who was apprehended in 1921. For reasons unknown Wyandotte County officials refused to prosecute the suspect.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Bibbs served with the Rosedale Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Bibbs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Rosedale Police Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them killed feloniously.
Richard is one of 237 officers killed feloniously in KS, 70.7% of the 335 remembered there.
Richard is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Richard is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1915, 6 officers in KS were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 112 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 8.
In 1915, 152 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 26th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1915, 157 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 29th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Richard was 42. Of the 211 killed feloniously in KS whose age is recorded, half were between 34 and 49; the middle age was 42.
Richard was 42. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Richard was 42. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
April holds 7.6% of these deaths in KS; July holds the most, 11.4%. Wednesdays: 13.1%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at Rosedale Police Department.
Felonious deaths account for 70.7% of all 335 deaths in KS, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
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Rosedale Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Richard among them.
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