Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Monday, February 8, 1932
Add to My HeroesOliver P. Carpenter
Detective Carpenter was shot and killed when he and his partner interrupted a robbery at the Mercantile Trust Company. Detective Carpenter was killed when one of two suspects opened fire with a machine gun.
The gunman was arrested, tried for murder, and acquitted. The other suspect was assassinated a year later outside of his home by fellow gang members after he informed on them in an unrelated case.
Bio
- Age 56
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Rifle; Machine gun
- Offender Acquitted
Most Recent Reflection
View all 5 ReflectionsRest in peace Detective Carpenter.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 4, 2019
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