Roll of Honor
Raymond J. Caffrey
Incident
Special Agent Raymond Caffrey was one of four law enforcement officers killed in an incident referred to as the Kansas City Massacre at the Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. At 7:17 a.m., as officers placed an escaped convict into a federal car to transport him to Leavenworth, two men stepped out from behind a parked car and fired at officers. During the barrage of gunfire, a car containing a few men also shot at officers with machine guns as they passed the parked cars. Agent Caffrey was slain as he was standing on the driver's side of the federal patrol vehicle being used to transport the inmate. He succumbed to his wounds at the hospital. Special Agent Caffrey had served with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation for five years. Survivors include his wife, son, father, two sisters, and three brothers. One of his brothers also served with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. On June 17, 1933, a group of men attempted to free inmate Frank Nash as he was being transported to Leavenworth. In the ensuing gun battle, Detective Frank Hermanson and Detective William Grooms, of the Kansas City Police Department, Chief of Police Otto Read, of the McAlester Police Department, Oklahoma, and Special Agent Raymond Caffrey, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were shot and killed. This ambush became known as the Kansas City Massacre. Please click here to read more about the Kansas City Massacre and the law enforcement officers killed.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife, son, father, two sisters, and three brothers. One of his brothers also served with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Caffrey gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Caffrey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Raymond J. Caffrey 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 37 of 89 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond J. Caffrey's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond J. Caffrey Compares
Offender Outcome
One executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond J. Caffrey is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Raymond J. Caffrey was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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