Roll of Honor
Incident
Undersheriff Metz was killed after being run over by a Missouri Pacific passenger train. Undersheriff Metz was boarding the train for Wellington where he was to testify in a horse thief trial. His body was found with his legs and hand severed. Although there were signs of a struggle it is not known for sure whether his death was accidental or a result of a crime.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Metz served with the Reno County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hutchinson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Metz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Undersheriff Edward Metz 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%.
At Reno County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Metz's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Metz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Metz is highlighted in Jan.
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