Richard P. McDonald
Agency: Kansas City Police Department, MO
Officer Richard P. McDonald served at the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the 139th Infantry during World War I and fought in several major engagements in France. After his service in the war, Officer Richard P. McDonald joined the Kansas City Police Department for one year.
On November 4th, 1922, Officer McDonald was shot and killed while off-duty when he resisted a hold-up at 7:00 pm at 33rd and Troup, in Kansas City, Kansas. When confronted by the robber who demanded "stick 'em up," Officer McDonald responded by going for his revolver but he was shot in the abdomen. He reported that he believed he struck the robber when, after he fell wounded, he fired six shots as the robber fled the scene. Officer McDonald's wife was nearby and reportedly heard the shots. After the robbery Officer McDonald rose to his feet and walked to a nearby grocery store located a block from the scene of the shooting. Officer McDonald later died at Providence Hospital. The Police Board voted a $500 reward for the conviction of Officer McDonald's murderer. Former Kansas City police officer, Harry McCarthy, was arrested and tried for Officer McDonald's murder in 1924.
Officer McDonald, 27, was survived by his wife, Lucille, and a brother, William J. McDonald.
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