Roll of Honor
Todd Michael Widman
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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- August 2, 2026
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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Todd Michael Widman served in the the United States military (1990) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Todd Michael Widman 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 97,772 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd Michael Widman's cause is highlighted.
How Todd Michael Widman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Todd Michael Widman is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Military Service
Todd Michael Widman served in the United States military (1990) before joining law enforcement.
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