Leavenworth Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Saturday, February 4, 1933
Age:
Tour of Duty: 3 weeks
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 4, 1933
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Bell was shot and killed after he and his partner located a car that had been reported stolen. As they approached the driver of the vehicle he raised a sawed-off shotgun he was holding in his lap and shot Patrolman Bell.
Patrolman Bell had only been with the agency for three weeks.