Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Massey was killed when he lost control of his patrol car while responding to a prowler call. He stuck another car and died from his injuries.
Survivors
Patrolman Massey had been with the agency for 19 months and was survived by his wife and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Massey gave the Kansas City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Massey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles Curtis Massey Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Curtis Massey Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Curtis Massey Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Curtis Massey Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
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