Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Friday, June 25, 1937
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 25, 1937
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Patrolman Thomas McAuliffe was shot and killed by a pipeline worker who had been robbed. The suspect was unhappy that action was not being taken fast enough. Patrolman McAuliffe offered to take the man home who was drunk inside a saloon. The man grabbed his service revolver and shot him. The 30-year-old suspect was shot and critically wounded by another officer. He died in a Kansas City hospital three weeks later.
Patrolman McAuliffe had served with the agency for five years.