Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Constable Richard Bibbs was shot and killed from ambush by a neighbor he had arrested several days earlier.
The neighbor became upset with him after he had built a barn on his property in the Bryn Mawr section of Shawnee Township. On April 26th, 1915, Deputy Constable found the man waiting for him with a gun and arrested him. The man was fined $5 in the police court and released.
On the morning of April 28th, 1915, Constable Bibbs came out of his house and began hitching his horse to begin his paper route when he was ambushed by the man with a shotgun. The man shot him in the abdomen, causing a fatal wound. He was taken to St. Margeret's Hospital where he was able to give a deathbed statement to the prosecutor before dying.
A warrant was issued for the subject who was apprehended in 1921. For reasons unknown Wyandotte County officials refused to prosecute the suspect.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Bibbs served with the Rosedale Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Bibbs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable Richard Bibbs 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 Rosedale Police Department, 2 of 2 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. Richard Bibbs's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Bibbs Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Bibbs is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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