KCPD Memorial Lest We Forget
Honoring the Fallen
Officer
Richard P. McDonald
Kansas City, MO Police Dept
EOW: Sunday, Nov 5, 1922
Age: 27
Tour: 1 year
DOB: Jun 30, 1895
Cause: Gunfire

Officer Richard McDonald was shot and killed during a street robbery.

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 and 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 died at Providence Hospital. The Police Board voted a $500 reward for the conviction of Officer McDonald's murderer.

Officer McDonald was with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife, Lucille, and a brother, William J. McDonald. He served at the rank of 1st lieutenant in the 139th Infantry during WW I and fought in several major engagements in France. His residence was listed as 4721 Summit, Kansas City, Missouri. Interred: Mount Hope Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.

Article by Brent Marchant

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