Roll of Honor
Michael F. Churchill
Incident
Chief of Police Mike Churchill was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for beating his wife the previous night. As Chief Churchill approached the man in a shed behind his house, the man opened fire with a shotgun, killing Chief Churchill around 10:00 a.m. The man was apprehended by a posse, convicted, and hung on May 6th, 1950. Chief Churchill was a United States Army WWI veteran. He had served with the Osawatomie Police Department for ten years and law enforcement for an additional seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
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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.
Chief of Police Churchill gave the Osawatomie Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Osawatomie 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
Michael F. Churchill served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Michael F. Churchill 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 Osawatomie 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. Michael F. Churchill's cause is highlighted.
How Michael F. Churchill Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael F. Churchill is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael F. Churchill was killed by shotgun.
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