Homer Riggle

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO

Felonious

End of Watch February 28, 1913

Age 37

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 27 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 119

Incident

Patrolman Riggle was shot and killed with his own weapon after robbery suspects he had arrested over powered him while en route to the station house. Three months later the same suspects shot and killed Patrolman Andrew Lynch as he attempted to arrest the suspects. Two of the suspects were apprehended. Then on January 1, 1924 Sergeant Dennis Whalen recognized some of the suspects of the two pervious murders and was shot and killed while attempting to arrest the suspects. Patrolman Riggle had been with the agency for four years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Riggle gave the Kansas City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Riggle.

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

Agency

Department Kansas City Police Department

Location Kansas City, MO

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

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1913

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Apprehended

Patrolman Homer Riggle 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.

Kansas City Police Department

of 120 officers

60% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious