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REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION
CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
April 22, 2021
Department Police Director Approval Jerry Harrison
AGENDA ITEM Consider a proclamation honoring fallen Independence Police Department
Assistant Chief Charles “CA” McKinney.
SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION Police department staff recommend the Commission
approve the attached proclamation.
BACKGROUND On March 21st, 1920, IPD’s Assistant Chief Charles “CA” McKinney was
mortally wounded in the 100 block of East Main Street in Independence. His story was lost to
history until local newspaper reporter Andy Taylor submitted an article about the shooting to
Chief Harrison in November of 2020. A team of researchers was recruited in Independence and
Harris County Texas, where McKinney was from. This team was formed with the goal of adding
McKinney to the state and national memorials. Members of the team included Chief Harrison,
Captain Helkenberg, Independence Public Library Librarian Nancy Kishpaugh, Independence
Museum Coordinator Sylvia Augustine, Independence Museum Researcher Jackie Lepley,
Harris County (TX) Librarian Molly McGinty, Montgomery County Chronicle Reporter Andy
Taylor, and a living relative, Billy McKinney, also of Harris County Texas.
The team was able to gather enough documentation from the era to meet the criteria required to
nominate the fallen officer for inclusion on the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial in Topeka
and the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial in Washington DC. Every year the
names that are added to the wall are unveiled in May in coordination with National Police Week.
This year the unveiling and vigils will be held in October due to the pandemic.
SUGGESTED MOTION I move to honor the sacrifice of Independence Assistant Chief
Charles “CA” McKinney and authorize the Mayor to sign the proclamation.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
1. Proclamation
2. NLEOMF Notification Letter
3. KLEM Notification Letter
Proclamation
Honoring Fallen Officer Charles “CA” McKinney
WHEREAS, The Independence Police Department’s own Assistant Chief Charles “CA”
McKinney was mortally wounded in the line of duty on March 21st, 1920;
WHEREAS, Assistant Chief McKinney was a beloved husband, brother, US Army veteran,
and public servant who was with the Independence Police Department for about a year
before giving the ultimate sacrifice;
WHEREAS, Assistant Chief McKinney’s name will be added to the Kansas Law
Enforcement Memorial, Topeka KS, and the National Law Enforcement Officers’
Memorial, Washington DC, in 2021;
WHEREAS, The Independence community remembers the courage, humility, and
sacrifice of Assistant Chief McKinney, giving purpose to his sacrifice and creating a
legacy for our fallen hero;
WHEREAS, We honor Assistant Chief McKinney and his family by ensuring his sacrifice is
no longer lost to history. And we remember and share his legacy with a new generation
of Independence citizens;
NOW THEREFORE I, Louis Ysusi, Mayor of the City of Independence, do hereby honor
and remember the courage and sacrifice of Assistant Chief Charles “CA” McKinney
during National Police Week, May, 2021.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
of Independence to be affixed. DONE at the City of Independence this 22nd day of April,
2021.
Signed this 22nd day of April, 2021
_________________________
Louis Ysusi, Mayor
City of Independence, Kansas
National Law Enforcement Officers
MEMORIAL FUND
RES PECT. H O NO R. REMEMBER.
Honorary Chairman
Clint Eastwood
February 5, 2021
Officers
Lori Sharpe Day The Honorable Jerry Harrison
Chair Chief
Andre N. Matthews
Independence, Kansas, P.D.
Vice Chair
Caitlin Clark-Zigmond
811 W Laurel
Secretary Independence, KS 67301
Jonathan F. Thompson
Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer Dear Chief Jerry Harrison:
Marcia C. Ferranto
Board Member 011anlzatlons It is our honor to inform you that the name of Assistant Chief of Police CHARLES A
Concerns of Police Survivors MCKINNEY (End of Watch: 3/22/1920) of the Independence, Kansas, P.D. has been
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approved for inclusion to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Federal Law Enforcement
Officers Association The name will be formally dedicated on May 13, 2021 at the 33rd Annual Candlelight Vigil
Fraternal Order of Police during National Police Week (NPW). Additional information wilI be sent to you regarding this
Fraternal Order of Police
Auxiliary event. If contact infonnation was provided for the officer's family, a similar letter has been sent.
International Association of
Chiefs of Police
Enclosed is a verification form for the officer which lists the information we have received.
International Brotherhood of
Police Officers Confirm that the officer's name, rank, department, and the end of watch date is correct and return
International Union of Police the verification form to us by Wednesday, February 17, 2021; otherwise the officer's name
Associations/AFL-CIO
Motorola Solutions will be engraved on the Memorial as it appears on the death certificate. Note that only the
National Association of Police officer's first name, middle initial, last name and suffix appear on the Memorial.
Organizations
National Black Police
Association We invite Honor Guard units from departments who have lost an officer to participate in the
National Organization of Black various NPW events. To learn more about how your department can be represented at NPW, visit
Law Enforcement Executives
National Sheriffs' Association
our website at nleomf.org/programs-events/national-police-week/honor-guard Also visit our
National Troopers Coalition website at www .nleomf.org for more information about the Candlelight Vigil and NPW. If you
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have any questions or concerns, contact our Research Managers, Carolie Heyliger at (202)737-
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Police Foundation 7136 or Vanissa Varnado at (202) 737-7981.
Police Unity Tour
United Federation of Police Officers Sincerely,
Verizon
Marcia Ferranto, Chief Executive Officer
444 E STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20001-2725 WWW.LAWMEMORIALORG 202.737.3400 RESEARCH@NLEOMF.ORGSTATE OF KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENER A L
MEMORIAL HALL
DEREK SCHMIDT 120 SW 10TH AVE., 2ND FLOOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL March 31, 2021 TOPEKA , KS 66612-1597
(785) 296-2215 • FAX (785) 296-6296
WWW.AG.KS.GOV
Jerry Harrison, Chief of Police
Independence Police Department
811 W. Laurel
Independence, KS 67301
Dear Chief Harrison:
On behalf of the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Advisory Committee, please accept
our sincerest sympathy concerning the line of duty death of Assistant Chief Charles A. McKinney,
who was killed in the line of duty March 22, 1920.
You have requested that Assistant Chief McKinney be added to the Kansas Law
Enforcement Memorial. On March 18, 2021, the Advisory Committee agreed without opposition
that the name of Charles A. McKinney be added to the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial, to
honor him for his death in the line of duty, in the service of the citizens of l_ndependence, and
Kansas.
Assistant Chief McKinney will be honored during the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial
Service, at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka, on Friday, October 8, 2021.
Please express our thanks to those, in addition to yourself, that took the time and effort
to bring Assistant Chief McKinney's sacrifice out of the pages of history, and into light of day, so
that his name and sacrifice can be respectfully honored on the Memorial.
If I can provide any additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
OFFICE OF KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
DEREK SCHMIDT
L.
BRUCE ADAMS, CHAIR
KANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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