Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Stephen Evans was killed in a vehicle crash in the 5000 block of U.S. Highway 77 at about 5:00 pm.
He was attempting to make a U-turn when his patrol car was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Chief Evans succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Chief Evans served as a part-time officer with the Burns Police Department and as a full-time deputy with the Butler County Sheriff's Office for 16 months. He was the Burns Police Department's only officer. He had previously served with the Kansas Department of Corrections for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and brother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Evans gave the Burns Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Burns community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Evans.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Stephen Evans 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%.
National Cause Distribution
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