Sherman Edward Webb
Agency patch
Patrolman

Sherman Edward Webb

Chanute Police Department — Chanute, KS
Accident
End of Watch November 20, 1930
Age 31
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Sherman Webb was accidentally shot and killed while practicing disarming techniques with another officer at the police department headquarters. As Patrolman Webb reached to show the other officer how he would push the gun away it discharged, striking him in the chest.

Patrolman Webb had served with the agency for 20 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-KS-D96172D0
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Webb gave the Chanute Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chanute community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Webb.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chanute, Neosho County, KS
Platform Identity cpd.neosho.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1930
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 8 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Sherman Edward Webb is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Chanute Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sherman Edward Webb's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Sherman Edward Webb Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sherman Edward Webb is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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