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Police Officer

Christopher Ryan Walsh

Springfield Police Department — Springfield, MO

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 16, 2020

Age 32

Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo

Badge 1827

The Vigil Panel 171 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Police Officer Chris Walsh was shot and killed as he and another officer confronted an active shooter at a convenience store at 2885 E Chestnut Expressway.

Dispatchers had received numerous calls about shootings at various locations throughout the city between 11:24 pm and 11:43 pm, including one reporting a vehicle crash and shooting at the convenience store. Officer Walsh and another officer arrived at the scene and immediately engaged the shooter.

Both officers were shot in the ensuing exchange of gunfire. Additional officers who arrived at the scene extricated both officers and transported them to the hospital where Officer Walsh passed away.

The subject committed suicide before being taken into custody. Prior to exchanging shots with the officers, the man shot four citizens inside of the store, killing three of them.

Officer Walsh was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Springfield Police Department for 3-1/2 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Walsh gave the Springfield Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Springfield Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Springfield, Greene County, MO

Platform Identity spd.greene.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 2020

Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo

Age 32

Badge Number 1827

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Christopher Ryan Walsh served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Christopher Ryan Walsh 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Springfield Police Department, 7 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Springfield Police Department

of 8 officers

87.5% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious