Incident
Patrolman Zinn was shot and killed during an attempted hold-up of a drug store. The suspect was shot and critically wounded during a struggle with the drug clerk. He died six days later.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Zinn 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 Zinn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Kansas City Police Department has lost 120 officers; 72 of them killed feloniously.
William is one of 527 officers killed feloniously in MO, 63.6% of the 829 remembered there.
William is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
William is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1923, 3 officers at Kansas City Police Department were killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 47 years on record. The heaviest was 1948, with 5.
In 1923, 8 officers in MO were killed feloniously, the 12th heaviest of 146 years on record. The heaviest was 1920, with 16.
In 1923, 199 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1923, 200 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 16th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
William was 55. Of the 69 killed feloniously at Kansas City Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 42; the middle age was 37.
William was 55. Of the 477 killed feloniously in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48; the middle age was 39.
William was 55. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
William was 55. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
February holds 8.3% of these deaths at Kansas City Police Department; December holds the most, 13.9%. Tuesdays: 19.4%.
February holds 8.9% of these deaths in MO; December holds the most, 11%. Tuesdays: 14.6%.
February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
February holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 60% of all 120 deaths at Kansas City Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 50% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 63.6% of all 829 deaths in MO, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 38% of these deaths.
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.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, William among them.
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Martin Hynes
Dec 30, 1881
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Patrick Jones
Apr 3, 1882
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Fred B. Houghton May 16, 1882
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John Martin
Aug 13, 1892
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Richard C. Fleming
Jul 25, 1897
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John E. Jacobson
Aug 26, 1897
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Joseph Zannelli
May 19, 1901
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Frank McNamara
May 6, 1902
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Alexander R. McKinney
Jan 24, 1903
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Stephen O. Flanagan
May 16, 1903
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Joseph P. Keenan
Jun 2, 1903
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Frank C. McGinnis
Sep 20, 1904
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William P. Mulvihill
Mar 22, 1905
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John Dwyer Jun 5, 1906
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Albert O. Dolbow
Dec 8, 1908
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Michael P. Mullane
Dec 8, 1908
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Joseph Raimo
Mar 28, 1911
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Homer L. Darling
Aug 26, 1911
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Robert L. Marshall Aug 10, 1912
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Homer Riggle
Feb 28, 1913
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Andrew Lynch
May 4, 1913
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William Franklin Koger
Nov 23, 1913
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Bernard C. McKernan
Jan 24, 1914
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Samuel H. Holmes Nov 15, 1914
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William L. Hauserman
Jan 31, 1915
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Glenn Marshall
Aug 24, 1916
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William Arthur Spangler
Sep 8, 1916
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John F. Houlehan
Dec 23, 1916
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Harris W. West
Jul 26, 1917
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Arthur M. Dorsett
Aug 6, 1917
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Harry J. Keating
Mar 18, 1918
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Michael Y. Sayeg
May 10, 1918
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Frank Mansfield
Dec 16, 1918
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Isaac Fenno
Apr 22, 1919
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Frederick F. Tierney
Oct 20, 1919
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Ula A. MacMahan
Apr 20, 1920
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William H. Scobee
May 9, 1920
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James H. Horn Jul 23, 1920
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Frank S. Archer
Oct 18, 1920
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Willard Chauncey Bayne
Feb 11, 1921
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Carl J. Bickett
Jul 18, 1921
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James N. Brink Sep 1, 1921
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Gerald L. Fackert
Dec 15, 1921
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Richard P. McDonald
Nov 5, 1922
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Hershal M. Wyatt
Feb 3, 1923
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William C. Zinn
Feb 13, 1923
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Willard Laurence Ferguson Feb 19, 1923
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Wright Dewey Bryant
Dec 3, 1923
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Thomas J. Wilson
Dec 19, 1923
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Dennis J. Whalen
Jan 1, 1924
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Barney Jasper
Jan 22, 1924
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George E. Lawson
Mar 7, 1924
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Emmet C. Barnes
Apr 6, 1924
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Jack P. Wilcox
May 3, 1924
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Albert B. Cummings
Feb 27, 1925
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John V. Kincaid May 16, 1926
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John W. Leiter
Dec 16, 1926
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James Smith
Jun 14, 1928
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Ralph Hinds
May 17, 1929
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George Robert Johnson
Oct 23, 1929
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Charles H. Dingman, Jr.
Dec 4, 1929
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Oliver P. Carpenter
Feb 8, 1932
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Richard E. Fitzgerald Jan 10, 1933
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Leroy Van Meter
Jan 23, 1933
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William J. " " Grooms
Jun 17, 1933
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Frank E. Hermanson
Jun 17, 1933
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Morris Bigus
Jul 29, 1933
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Eric O. Bjorkback
Aug 18, 1933
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John Ruffolo Feb 19, 1934
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William Edward Wood Aug 30, 1934
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Grant Victor Schroder
Nov 26, 1934
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Frank P. Franano
Sep 15, 1935
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Frank S. Stevens
Jan 9, 1936
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William T. Cavanaugh
Apr 8, 1936
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Lawrence Kenton Morrison
Jun 19, 1937
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Thomas J. McAuliffe
Jun 25, 1937
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Henry S. Shipe Nov 21, 1938
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Ralph R. Miller
Dec 27, 1941
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Arthur J. Morris
Jun 13, 1942
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Melvon Litton Huff
Jul 4, 1945
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James Haskel Owens
Dec 23, 1947
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Floyd N. Montgomery
Jun 28, 1948
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Charles William Neaves
Sep 20, 1948
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Charles H. Perrine
Sep 20, 1948
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Sandy William Washington
Sep 20, 1948
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William S. Wells
Sep 27, 1948
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Robert Delaine Edmunds
Jan 23, 1949
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Clyde William Harrison
Dec 20, 1951
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Mike N. Pearson
Feb 22, 1954
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William Kenner
May 7, 1955
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Richard Vance Reeves
Oct 2, 1957
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Kieffer C. Burris
Jul 15, 1960
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Herbert E. Bybee
Jul 15, 1960
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Bennie A. Hudson
Nov 24, 1960
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Arthur J. Marti
Aug 28, 1961
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Richard Lewis Chatburn
Sep 23, 1962
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Hugh Levon Butler
Feb 2, 1968
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Marion Richard Bowman
Apr 12, 1968
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George Edward Lanigan
Apr 12, 1968
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Larry D. Oliver
Apr 18, 1968
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David Campbell Woodson
Aug 12, 1968
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Ronald D. Yoakum
Nov 26, 1968
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James William Glenn
Jan 10, 1969
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Richard Dean Bird
Jul 4, 1969
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John Edward Dacy
Jul 21, 1969
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Robert Wayne Evans
Oct 14, 1971
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Russell Doyle Mestdagh
Jan 2, 1975
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Charles Curtis Massey, Jr. Nov 24, 1975
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Warren Gene Jackman
Mar 10, 1976
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Douglas Alan Perry
Sep 6, 1978
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John J. O'Sullivan
Dec 12, 1978
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David Joseph Inlow, Sr.
May 25, 1980
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Phillip Allen Miller
Dec 13, 1983
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Robert Michael Watts
Nov 15, 1990
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James Martin Leach
May 2, 1992
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Jack Steven Shepley
Dec 1, 1992
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Stephen Allen Faulkner
Dec 1, 1992
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Thomas Richard Meyers
Jan 14, 1998
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Craig W. Schultz
May 9, 2001
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James Muhlbauer
Feb 15, 2023
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