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Photograph: Sergeant Dennis J. Whalen

Patch image: Kansas City Police Department, Missouri






Sergeant Dennis J. Whalen
Kansas City Police Department
Missouri

End of Watch: Tuesday, January 1, 1924

Biographical Info
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 34 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, January 1, 1924
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Dennis Whalen was shot and killed as he attempting to arrest suspects wanted for the murders of Patrolman Homer Riggle and Patrolman Andrew Lynch 11 years earlier.

Sergeant Whalen had been with the agency for 34 years.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Kansas City Police Department, MissouriPatrolman Homer Riggle
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, February 28, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Kansas City Police Department, MissouriPatrolman Andrew Lynch
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, May 4, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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