Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Hauserman was shot and killed by a suspect he had previously arrested. The suspect was the owner of a Saloon that Patrolman Hauserman's squad had raided on several occasions. Patrolman Hauserman had been threatened several times by the suspect because of the raids. On January 31 Patrolman Hauserman was using a phone inside a store at 12th Street and Troost Avenue when the suspect entered and shot Patrolman Hauserman in the back and head, killing him. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder. The suspect, 24, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. He had powerful political friends, two who were Acting Governor Wallace Crossley and Tom Pendergast, a political boss who controlled Kansas City from 1925 to 1939, saw to it that he was paroled on December 18, 1918.
Survivors
Patrolman Hauserman was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hauserman served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hauserman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William L. Hauserman 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 72 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William L. Hauserman's cause is highlighted.
How William L. Hauserman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William L. Hauserman is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William L. Hauserman was killed by gun.
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