Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Grant Schroder was shot and killed by an officer who had become despondent over his presence during the Union Station Massacre. He was present when the officers were gunned down at Union Station but did not realize what was happening until the suspects were speeding away from the scene, at which time he fired several shots at the car. The officer went on a rampage, and Patrolman Schroder came into contact with him on the railroad tracks and was shot and killed. The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years. Patrolman Schroder had served with the Kansas City Police Department for over a year. He was survived by his wife and parents. He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. On June 17, 1933, a group of men attempted to free inmate Frank Nash as he was being transported to Leavenworth. In the ensuing gun battle, Detective Frank Hermanson and Detective William Grooms, of the Kansas City Police Department, Chief of Police Otto Read, of the McAlester Police Department, Oklahoma, and Special Agent Raymond Caffrey, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were shot and killed. This ambush became known as the Kansas City Massacre. Please click here to read more about the Kansas City Massacre and the law enforcement officers killed.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and parents.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Schroder gave the Kansas City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Schroder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Grant Victor Schroder 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 72 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Grant Victor Schroder's cause is highlighted.
How Grant Victor Schroder Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to five years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Grant Victor Schroder is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Grant Victor Schroder was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
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