Arthur M. Dorsett
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Patrolman

Arthur M. Dorsett

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Felonious
End of Watch August 6, 1917
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Dorsett was shot and killed and another officer was wounded when they attempted to arrest a local preacher for stealing a dog. The suspect was arrested the next day. On October 4, 1917, the last day of the suspects trial, Patrolman Dorsett's wife produced a gun; shot and seriously wounded the suspect in the court room. Court officers subdued her as spectators cried "shoot him again, shoot him again". The suspect, 40, was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison. He was released on February 15, 1950.

Survivors

Patrolman Dorsett was survived by his wife.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 6, 1917
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Arthur is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1917, 165 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Arthur was 41. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Arthur M. Dorsett

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch August 6, 1917

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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