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Incident
Officer Edward Nugent was shot and killed after arresting an attempted rape suspect. Officer Nugent was on his way home when he was stopped by a woman at Seventh Street and Washington Boulevard who reported that while she was waiting for a bus, a suspect ordered her into an alley. A car passed by, and the suspect told her he would shoot her if she cried out. She went as far as the entrance to the alley but then ran into the middle of the street as Officer Nugent happened by. After determining why she had run out into the street, he drove the young woman around looking for the suspect. They drove about the vicinity for several minutes before she pointed out a man walking on Seventh Street just south of Washington. She said the officer got out and searched the man. He then flagged the motor car of a passerby and asked for some help in taking the suspect to headquarters, and a passenger in the car volunteered. Officer Nugent searched the man again before placing him in the rear seat on the driver's side of the car. The volunteer got in beside him. The officer took the wheel, and the woman sat beside him. The man sat with his hands on the back of the front seat, and then he produced a revolver with a 2-inch barrel and fired once from within a foot of the officer's head. The volunteer reached over and seized both the man's hands, pulled them down between his legs, and wrested away the weapon. By that time, the car had gone over the curbing into a parking lot and was stopped within a few feet of the display window of Meyer's Creamery store at 1120 North Seventh. The suspect escaped through a car window, leaving his nickel-plated revolver and a felt hat on the floor. Police could find no fingerprints on the weapon, which could be used as identification. Forty minutes after the shooting, a man was picked up at Seventh Street and Everett Avenue, two blocks from the scene of the shooting, by three detectives and the sheriff. Paraffin tests made of his hands reportedly showed
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Nugent served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Nugent.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Edward F. Nugent is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Kansas City Police Dept., 16 of 20 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward F. Nugent's cause is highlighted.
How Edward F. Nugent Compares
Offender Outcome
Cause: Gunfire
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward F. Nugent is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward F. Nugent was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Incident Location
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