Incident
Officer Allen Moore succumbed to an accidental gunshot wound while on duty at about 1:45 am. He had gone to the Union Pacific Railroad depot and was sitting in the telegraph office. As he stood up his service revolver fell from its holster and discharged, striking him once in the abdomen. He succumbed to the wound a short time later.
Survivors
Officer Moore was a widower and was survived by his mother and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Moore gave the Lawrence Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Lawrence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Allen Moore is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lawrence Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Allen Moore Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Allen Moore is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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