Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Isaac Kidwell was shot and killed while attempting to question a man at 1428 Clark Avenue. He and his probationary officer were talking to a woman whose two male acquaintances had boarded a streetcar. One of the men jumped off of the streetcar and entered a house on Clark Avenue. As the officers followed the man into the home he opened fire on them, striking them both. The officers were taken to a local hospital where Officer Kidwell succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was apprehended the following day and confessed to the murder. The 27-year-old suspect was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 10 years. He was granted a new trial and sentenced to 40 years. The Missouri Supreme Court modified the sentence to 25 years. On February 11, 1924, he was pardoned by Governor Arthur M. Hyde.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kidwell served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kidwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Isaac A. Kidwell 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 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 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isaac A. Kidwell's cause is highlighted.
How Isaac A. Kidwell Compares
Offender Outcome
Pardoned in 1924
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Isaac A. Kidwell is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Isaac A. Kidwell was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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