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Milton Hinkle
Type of Officer: Police Officer
Jurisdiction: Pittsburg
County: Crawford
Death Date: 12/24/1902
Added to Memorial: 2004
Circumstances of Death:
Late on Christmas Eve 1902, Pittsburg Police Officer Milton Hinkle attempted to arrest a local resident for disorderly conduct. The man, with the help of several friends, resisted arrest. During the altercation that followed, one of the suspects gained control of Officer Hinkle's gun and shot the officer in the head. Officer Hinkle died a short time later.
Officer Hinkle was 41 years old at the time of his death. He was survived by a wife and daughter.
 

Michael Haen
Type of Officer: Police Reserve
Jurisdiction: Kansas City
County: Wyandotte
Death Date: 7/28/1978
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
Reserve Officer Haen was sent to assist with traffic control at an accident site. During the investigation, a police officer attempted to make an arrest. A disturbance began, shots were exchanged between the officer and the suspect and Haen was hit. He died at the hospital a short time later.

Edward Hageman
Type of Officer: Constable
Jurisdiction: Logan
County: Phillips
Death Date: 5/27/1891
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
Hageman, the city constable of Logan in Phillips County, was serving a warrant for foreclosure or payment for property held by Cyrus Aldrich in Norton County. Aldrich shot and killed Hageman when he attempted to retrieve the property.

Code H. Hall
Type of Officer: Chief of Police
Jurisdiction: Hugoton
County: Stevens
Death Date: 8/25/1976
Added to Memorial: 1988
Circumstances of Death:
Chief Hall was called to assist in a high speed pursuit of several subjects on motorcycles. He suffered a fatal heart attack while in pursuit but did manage to get his patrol car stopped without injury to anyone else.

Edward F. Hall
Type of Officer: Police Officer
Jurisdiction: Wichita
County: Sedgwick
Death Date: 4/10/1925
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
Officer Hall and a detective were attempting to stop a car. As they pulled alongside, gunfire came from within the vehicle without warning. Officer Hall was killed.

Melvin C. Hamilton
Type of Officer: Undersheriff
Jurisdiction: Labette County
County: Labette
Death Date: 10/15/1930
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
While transporting two prisoners who had been convicted of robbing the Edna bank, from Oswego to the state penitentiary,Undersheriff Hamilton and Sheriff Alfred Coad were shot by one of the prisoners. The assailant had used a concealed revolve rand it was suspected that the gun may have been "slipped" to him by accomplices. Undersheriff Hamilton was killed instantly in
the shooting, and Sheriff Coad was seriously wounded. An accompanying special deputy, also riding in the car, shot and killed the assailant.

Robert J. Hammers
Type of Officer: To