| Patrolman Homer Riggle
Kansas City Police Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Friday, February 28, 1913 Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, February 28, 1913
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Apprehended Patrolman Riggle was shot and killed with his own weapon after robbery suspects he had arrested over powered him while en route to the station house. Three months later the same suspects shot and killed Patrolman Andrew Lynch as he attempted to arrest the suspects. Two of the suspects were apprehended. Then on January 1, 1924 Sergeant Dennis Whalen recognized some of the suspects of the two pervious murders and was shot and killed while attempting to arrest the suspects. Patrolman Riggle had been with the agency for four years. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
