Robert Fitzpatrick

Wichita Police Department — Wichita, KS

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch November 21, 1921

Age 30

The Vigil Panel 42 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 23

Incident

Patrolman Robert Fitzpatrick was shot and killed near the intersection of South Hydraulic Avenue and East Harry Street at 1:00 am while attempting to arrest members of a local gang who were responsible for the murder of Officer A. L. Young three weeks earlier. As Patrolman Fitzpatrick and his partner looked inside the vehicle, the leader of the gang sped off as one of the other gang members shot Patrolman Fitzpatrick. The gang was also responsible for the murder of Detective Charles Hoffman three days later. The suspect was shot and killed by another officer during his struggle and murder of Detective Charles Hoffman. Patrolman Fitzpatrick was a United States Army Medical Corps World War I veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Last updated: July 23, 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.
Patrolman Fitzpatrick served with the Wichita Police Department.
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

Location Wichita, KS

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

Service Record

End of Watch November 21, 1921

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Robert Fitzpatrick served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Robert Fitzpatrick 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 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

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious