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Undersheriff

Charles Casey

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office — Independence, KS

Felonious

End of Watch August 28, 1937

Age 65

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Undersheriff Casey was shot and killed and two other officers were wounded while attempting to arrest a murder suspect in Elk City, Kansas.

The suspect was wanted in connection with the murder of a 79 year-old man whose body was found in a shallow grave on his farm. Two days later he was shot and killed by a posse less than a mile from the scene.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Casey served with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Independence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Casey.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Independence, Montgomery County, KS

Platform Identity mcso.montgomery.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1937

Age 65

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Undersheriff Charles Casey is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

KS — Statewide

237

of 335 officers

70.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Casey's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Charles Casey Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Casey is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Casey was killed by handgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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