Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 1, 1992
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 15 years, 11 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: December 1, 1992
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Jack Shepley and Officer Stephen Faulkner were killed when their helicopter crashed during a routine surveillance flight at 8:51 pm.
Officer Faulkner died on the scene. Sergeant Shepley succumbed to his wounds at the Truman Medical Center.
Sergeant Shepley was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran who had served with the Kansas City Police Department for almost 16 years. He is survived by his wife, son, parents, two brothers, sister, and grandmother.