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Patrolman William H. Scobee | Kansas City Police Department, Missouri Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman

William H. Scobee

Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Sunday, May 9, 1920

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 47

Tour: 5 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/9/1920

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Not available

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Patrolman Scobee was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious man in a vehicle in front of 800 East 14th Street. While Patrolman Scobee was questioning the suspect, another man snuck up and shot Patrolman Scobee in the back. IT was later learned that both suspects were robbers and had just attacked a woman.
Patrolman Scobee had five years of law enforcement experience and was survived by his wife and daughter.

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God bless you! I am a Scobee as well and I'm sure to meet you one day. You remind me of my grandfather, we must be related in some way. The Scobee's split up during the Civil War. Those for slavery stayed in the south, those against came to Missouri and then on to Kansas. Mandy Scobee Reese

Amanda Reese
May 17, 2007

 

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