Robert C. Scudder

Wichita Police Department — Wichita, KS

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 30, 1923

Age 37

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 23

Incident

Patrolman Robert Scudder succumbed to gunshot wounds received six days earlier. He was shot after responding to a disturbance at a local dance hall. As he walked up the stairs, he encountered a man coming down. He began to search the subject but was shot when the man produced a gun. Five days later, the suspect was shot and critically wounded when police attempted to take him from a train in Emporia, Kansas. On July 8th, 1924, he was convicted of fourth-degree manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison. He was released on March 15th, 1926. Patrolman Scudder was a Kansas National Guard veteran and had served with the Wichita Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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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.
Patrolman Scudder gave the Wichita Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Wichita Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Platform Identity wpd.sedgwick.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1923

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Robert C. Scudder served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Robert C. Scudder 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 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 Wichita Police Department, 15 of 24 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Wichita Police Department

of 24 officers

62.5% Felonious

KS — Statewide

237

of 335 officers

70.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious