Roll of Honor
George C. Montgomery
Incident
Location: Kansas Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Arrested
Special Agent George Montgomery was shot and killed from ambush while while in his own house at 1620 Millington Street, in Winfield, Kansas.
He was reading a newspaper when a subject fired a shotgun through a window, striking him. Agent Montgomery's 10-year-old son attempted to chase the subject but was unable to find him.
Special Agent Montgomery had been investigating a case involving the owner of the 101 Ranch, the largest ranch in the area. The owner of the ranch hired a ranch hand to murder Special Agent Montgomery, but the ranch hand was too nervous to do it so he hired another man to do it. That man was arrested and charged with Agent Montgomery's murder and the ranch owner was later arrested and charged as well but died before he could be tried.
The subject who shot Special Agent Montgomery had four trials over a period of two years. The fourth trial ended in a hung jury and it is not known if he was ever tried again.
Special Agent Montgomery was survived by his wife and two sons.
Survivors
Special Agent Montgomery was survived by his wife and two sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Montgomery served with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Montgomery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent George C. Montgomery 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%.
At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 24 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How George C. Montgomery Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George C. Montgomery was killed by shotgun.
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