Floyd N. Montgomery

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 28, 1948

Age 29

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 119

Incident

Patrolman Floyd Montgomery was shot and killed by a subject after he and his partner were dispatched to a domestic dispute at 1424 Forest Avenue in Kansas City. Unknown to the officer, the suspect had just murdered his wife. When Patrolman Montgomery and his partner arrived, the suspect opened fire, killing Patrolman Montgomery and wounding his partner. When additional officers arrived, the suspect killed himself. Patrolman Montgomery was a United States Army Air Corps WWII veteran who joined the Kansas City Police Department in 1942 but left in 1943 to serve in World War II and returned to the department in 1945. He was survived by his wife and son. He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Jackson County, Missouri.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Montgomery gave the Kansas City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— 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 June 28, 1948

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Committed suicide

Military Service

Floyd N. Montgomery served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Floyd N. Montgomery 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