Chandler Sumner
Agency patch
Officer

Chandler Sumner

Harrisonville Police Department — Harrisonville, MO
Illness
End of Watch February 13, 1991
Age 26
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 255
The Vigil Panel 136 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Chandler Sumner died of cardiac arrhythmia due to the adverse effects of toluene inhalation. Officer Sumner had served with the Harrisonville Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Harrisonville, MO
Platform Identity hpd.cass.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 13, 1991
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 26
Badge Number 255
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Officer Chandler Sumner is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 26 of 813 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.2% of this state's fallen. That is 5.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Harrisonville Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Harrisonville Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
MO — Statewide
26
of 813 officers
3.2% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Chandler Sumner'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 Chandler Sumner Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Chandler Sumner is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from Harrisonville Police Department are honored on badge.nw.