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| Sergeant William S. Wells
Kansas City Police Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Monday, September 27, 1948 Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, September 20, 1948
Weapon Used: Officer's shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Sergeant Wells was shot and killed an incident that has become known as the "Paseo Massacre". Sergeant Wells and been with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Four members of the Kansas City Police Department were shot and killed after responding to a disturbance call at 1334 Paseo Road. The suspect was creating problems with his neighbors. The first officers to arrive were Patrolman Neaves and Washington. As they were placing the suspect under arrest, his brother exited the building with a shotgun. He fired at Patrolman Neaves point blank, killing him. The original suspect then took the shotgun from his brother and killed Patrolman Washington as he rushed to aid his partner. The suspects then removed a shotgun from the officer's patrol car.
When Patrolman Perrine and Sergeant Wells arrived on the scene they exchanged gunfire with the suspects. Patrolman Perrine was shot and killed during the exchange and Sergeant Wells was seriously wounded. Both suspects ere killed along with an innocent bystander. Sergeant Wells died seven days later from his gunshot wounds. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
