Joplin Police Department
Police Officer Jake Alexander Reed
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Cause: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Timothy Andrew Nielson
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, September 13, 2004
Cause: Explosion
Lieutenant Richard W. O. Gammill
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, September 7, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 5, 1967
Cause: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 1949
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Chief of Police Kendrick Lloyd
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Detectives Jessie Laster
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, August 23, 1926
Cause: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Louis S. Wells
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, June 3, 1916
Cause: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1903
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 21
- Assault 1
- Automobile crash 2
- Explosion 1
- Gunfire 16
- Motorcycle crash 1
By Month
- March 2
- April 5
- June 3
- July 1
- August 1
- September 2
- October 1
- November 1
- December 5
By Gender
- Male 21
- Female 0
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Gunfire 1