Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Daniel Weiser was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect on a warrant for disturbing the peace. Constable Weiser and his son went to a home where the man was and attempted to arrest him. Several of the man's family members attempted to calm the man, who claimed he wouldn't be taken alive. During the arrest the officers exchanged shots with him and Constable Weiser was fatally wounded. After murdering Constable Weiser the suspect fled to Cowley County, Kansas, where he later shot and killed Sheriff Albert Shenneman. An angry mob took the suspect from jail and hung him off of a railroad bridge for murdering the Sheriff. Constable Weiser was survived by his wife and seven children. He was a Union Civil War Veteran who served as a private with the 11th Kansas Infantry, Company I. On October 21, 1864, he was wounded in action outside Independence, Missouri, in the "Battle of Little Blue", a battle between 2000 Union soldiers and 8500 Confederates. He recovered and served until the end of the war.
Survivors
Constable Weiser was survived by his wife and seven children.
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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.
Constable Weiser served with the Valley Falls Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Valley Falls community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel Weiser served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Constable Daniel Weiser is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Weiser's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Weiser Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Weiser is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel Weiser was killed by rifle.
Military Service
Daniel Weiser served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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