William Leo McEntee

Kirkwood Police Department — Kirkwood, MO

Felonious

End of Watch July 5, 2005

Age 43

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Sergeant William McEntee was shot and killed after responding to complaints about fireworks being set off in an apartment complex on Alsobrook Street.

When he arrived at the scene, he began speaking with a 13-year-old boy while still seated in his patrol car. A subject unrelated to the original call approached the patrol car from the passenger side and opened fire, striking Sergeant McEntee several times. His patrol car then traveled a short distance and crashed into a tree. The subject approached the patrol car again and shot Sergeant McEntee several more times.

The man fled the scene and remained at large for several days. He was apprehended at an apartment complex in St. Louis County after investigators received a tip on his whereabouts.

The man's first murder trial ended in a mistrial. He was convicted of murder during his second trial in November 2007 and was sentenced to death. He was executed on November 29th, 2022.

Sergeant McEntee had served with the Kirkwood Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, two sisters, and brother.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant McEntee gave the Kirkwood Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kirkwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McEntee.

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

Agency

Department Kirkwood Police Department

Location Kirkwood, MO

Platform Identity kpd.stlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 2005

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Sergeant William Leo McEntee 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 Kirkwood Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Kirkwood Police Department

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious