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Deputy Sheriff

Todd Michael Widman

Brown County Sheriff's Dept. — Hiawatha, KS

Felonious

End of Watch March 1, 2000

Age 21

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Widman was shot and killed by a runaway who was walking along the main highway in Hiawatha, Kansas. The juvenile was a runaway and also the son of a Buffalo, New York police officer. While transporting the juvenile to the station the suspect took a handgun out of the duffel bag he was carrying and shot Deputy Widman in the head. The suspect was shot and killed by local law enforcement authorities after he fled the scene.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Widman gave the Brown County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hiawatha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Widman.

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

Agency

Department Brown County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Hiawatha, KS

Platform Identity bcso.brown.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 1, 2000

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 21

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Deputy Sheriff Todd Michael Widman 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%.

Brown County Sheriff's Dept.

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

KS — Statewide

237

of 335 officers

70.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd Michael Widman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Todd Michael Widman Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Todd Michael Widman is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518