Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Easter was shot and killed by a 14-year-old offender following a brief vehicle pursuit of a stolen car after he attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The vehicle crashed in the area of Range Street and South Fork Street and one of the occupants fled on foot. Deputy Easter pursued him a short distance before being shot. Wichita Police Department officers responding to back him up found all of the juveniles next to the car with one of them suffering a bullet wound in the leg. All of the juveniles were arrested and a search for Deputy Easter was commenced. Deputy Easter was found nearby suffering from a gunshot wound. He died later during surgery. Deputy Easter had served with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office for 2-1/2 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Easter gave the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Easter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Kevin S. Easter 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%.
At Sedgwick County Sheriff's Dept., 10 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin S. Easter's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin S. Easter Compares
Offender Outcome
stolen vehicle
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin S. Easter is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kevin S. Easter was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Sedgwick County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
