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Undersheriff E. R.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Undersheriff

E. R. "Ray" Kumpf

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

End of Watch: Monday, July 3, 1939

Biographical Info

Age: 64
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 3, 1939
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Undersheriff Kumpf was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two suspects who had just robbed a store in Holly, Colorado. Authorities in Holly had called the Undersheriff and told him the men may show up at the railroad depot. Undersheriff Kumpf located the men there and questioned them. He ordered the men to walk in front of him to the County Jail and as they did so one of the men pulled out a handgun and opened fire, striking Undersheriff in the chest and head. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life.
Undersheriff Kumpf had been with the agency for 18 years and was survived by his two children.