Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer George Noah was accidentally killed with his own service weapon while walking to the police department for roll call.
Shortly before 6 a.m., Officer Noah left his house and walked to the police department for roll call. While crossing a ravine, he slipped on the icy ground. As he rolled down the hill, his service weapon fell out of his scabbard. The gun fired, striking Officer Noah in the chest. He was found a short time later by a local firefighter.
Officer Noah had served with the Kansas City Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Noah gave the Kansas City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer George Washington Noah is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kansas City Police Dept., 3 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 15% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Washington Noah's cause is highlighted.
How George Washington Noah Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Washington Noah is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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