Chanute Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Thursday, November 20, 1930
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 8 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: November 20, 1930
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Sherman Webb was accidentally shot and killed while practicing disarming techniques with another officer at the police department headquarters. As Patrolman Webb reached to show the other officer how he would push the gun away it discharged, striking him in the chest.
Patrolman Webb had served with the agency for 20 months. He was survived by his wife and two children.