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Chief of Police

Mike Donald Onka

Sugar Creek Police Department — Sugar Creek, MO

Felonious

End of Watch February 5, 1968

Age 49

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief Onka was shot and killed while responding to an armed robbery call at a local fast food restaurant. The suspect was later determined to be trying to commit suicide-by-cop. He was sentenced to prison but released after serving only 7 years. Chief Onka had served with the Sugar Creek Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Onka gave the Sugar Creek Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sugar Creek community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Onka.

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

Agency

Department Sugar Creek Police Department

Location Sugar Creek, MO

Platform Identity scpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1968

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender 7 yr

Chief of Police Mike Donald Onka 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%.

Sugar Creek Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mike Donald Onka'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 Mike Donald Onka Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

7 yr

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mike Donald Onka is highlighted in Feb.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mike Donald Onka was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518