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Chief of Police

Stephen Evans

Burns Police Department — Burns, KS

Accident

End of Watch October 25, 2021

Age 44

Tour of Duty 16 yrs 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Stephen Evans was killed in a vehicle crash in the 5000 block of U.S. Highway 77 at about 5:00 pm.

He was attempting to make a U-turn when his patrol car was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Chief Evans succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Chief Evans served as a part-time officer with the Burns Police Department and as a full-time deputy with the Butler County Sheriff's Office for 16 months. He was the Burns Police Department's only officer. He had previously served with the Kansas Department of Corrections for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Evans gave the Burns Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Burns community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Evans.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Burns Police Department

Location Burns, KS

Platform Identity bpd.marion.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 25, 2021

Tour of Duty 16 yrs 4 mo

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Stephen Evans 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%.

Burns Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

KS — Statewide

of 335 officers

19.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Evans's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Stephen Evans Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

16.3