Bio & Incident Details
Age: 48
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Kansas
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender: Apprehended
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Special Officer William Waers was shot and killed when he interrupted a burglary of coal cars in the rail yards in Herington, Kansas.
Officer Waers had been assigned to the rail yards to investigate the murders of nine people over the previous five years. During the investigation he interrupted the burglary and was shot. Two suspects were eventually apprehended.
