Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Sunday, April 6, 1924
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 6, 1924
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Escaped
Patrolman Emmet Barnes was shot and killed while he and two other officers attempted to apprehend a burglary suspect at a store at 6002 East Fifteenth Street in Kansas City.
Patrolman Barnes was covering the front door as the other two officers covered the rear. The suspect attempted to leave through the front and shot Patrolman Barnes in the neck as he fled. The other two officers chased after the suspect after hearing the shots, but the man was able to evade them.
Patrolman Barnes was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to the wound 15 minutes later.
Patrolman Barnes was a World War I veteran and had served with the Kansas City Police Department for two years.