Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Fred Shaumeyer succumbed to injuries sustained when he fell off of a railroad bridge while investigating reports of a car parked on the Frisco Railroad tracks. He and his partner met a railroad special agent at the railroad yards and then went to the location of the vehicle. After determining that the vehicle was located in the county, outside of the city limits, Patrolman Shaumeyer started to return to his patrol car to alert county authorities. As he returned to his car, he slipped on railroad tracks and fell approximately 20 feet to the ice-covered Turkey Creek. He was transported to Providence Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Patrolman Shaumeyer was a United States WWII Navy Reserve veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Shaumeyer served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Frederick F. Shaumeyer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Frederick F. Shaumeyer 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. Frederick F. Shaumeyer's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick F. Shaumeyer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick F. Shaumeyer is highlighted in Feb.
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