Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Enos "Bud" McCracken succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he was shot as he and the Kiowa city marshal were attempting to arrest a man on a warrant for selling whiskey. The man fled into an outhouse and, as Sheriff McCracken attempted to talk him into surrendering, shot through the outhouse door. The shot struck Sheriff McCracken, mortally wounding him. The sheriff and the marshal both returned fire into the outhouse but did not strike the suspect. As the suspect attempted to flee from the outhouse the marshal shot him in the leg, inflecting a serious wound. The wound developed into gangrene and he died four days later. Sheriff McCracken had only served as Sheriff for 2 years. He was survived by his wife and eight children. His eighth child was born only two days before he was shot.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and eight children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff McCracken gave the Barber County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Medicine Lodge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff McCracken.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Enos L. "Bud" McCracken 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Enos L. "Bud" McCracken's cause is highlighted.
How Enos L. "Bud" McCracken Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Enos L. "Bud" McCracken is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Enos L. "Bud" McCracken was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.