Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Monday, September 27, 1948
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 20, 1948
Weapon Used: Officer's shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed; apprehended and execute
Sergeant William Wells was shot and killed in an incident that has become known as the "Paseo Massacre."
One of the suspects was shot and killed; the other was apprehended in December of the same year after killing another officer and was sentenced to death. He was executed on December 2, 1949.
Sergeant Wells had served with the Kansas City Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.