Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Calhoun was accidentally shot and killed with his own service weapon shortly after arresting a man for burglary. He took the prisoner to a nearby saloon to await transportation to the jail in Pittsburg when the man became belligerent and attempted to leave. As Constable Calhoun pulled his service revolver out of his pocket his elbow hit the counter, causing the gun to fall and discharge. The round struck Constable Calhoun. The suspect fled the scene in the confusion that followed the shooting. Constable Calhoun had served in Company D, 20th Infantry, of the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Survivors
He had served as acting constable off and on for four years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Constable Calhoun gave the Yale Constable's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Constable Calhoun.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Acting Constable Richard Alexander Calhoun 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Alexander Calhoun's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Alexander Calhoun Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Alexander Calhoun is highlighted in Dec.