Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Eric Bjorkback was killed after a 25-mile pursuit with robbery suspects. Sergeant Bjorkback and another officer attempted to pull over a vehicle believed to have been at the scene of two holdups the night before. After gunfire was exchanged near 87th Street and Raytown Road, the other officer hit a depression in the road and lost control of the patrol car. The car flipped and landed in a ditch on the side of the road. Sergeant Bjorkback succumbed to his injuries before reaching the hospital. The two suspects were apprehended the next day. One pleaded guilty to nine charges of robbery and was sentenced to 10 years. A youth was sentenced to three years in a youth home after being convicted of seven counts of robbery and delinquency. Sergeant Bjorkback had served with the Kansas City Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, brother, and two sisters.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-MO-D9FED390- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Eric. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Bjorkback gave the Kansas City Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bjorkback.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Eric O. Bjorkback 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eric O. Bjorkback's cause is highlighted.
How Eric O. Bjorkback Compares
Offender Outcome
Not available
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eric O. Bjorkback is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
119 officers from Kansas City Police Department are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.
