Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Sherman Webb was accidentally shot and killed while practicing disarming techniques with another officer at the police department headquarters. As Patrolman Webb reached to show the other officer how he would push the gun away it discharged, striking him in the chest.
Patrolman Webb had served with the agency for 20 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Webb gave the Chanute Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chanute community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Webb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Sherman Edward Webb 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. Sherman Edward Webb's cause is highlighted.
How Sherman Edward Webb Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sherman Edward Webb is highlighted in Nov.