Patrolman Grant Victor Schroder

Grant Victor Schroder

Patrolman Grant Schroder was shot and killed by an officer who had become despondent over his presence during the Union Station Massacre.

He was present when the officers were gunned down at Union Station but did not realize what was happening until the suspects were speeding away from the scene, at which time he fired several shots at the car. The officer went on a rampage, and Patrolman Schroder came into contact with him on the railroad tracks and was shot and killed.

The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years.

Patrolman Schroder had served with the Kansas City Police Department for over a year. He was survived by his wife and parents.

He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

On June 17, 1933, a group of men attempted to free inmate Frank Nash as he was being transported to Leavenworth. In the ensuing gun battle, Detective Frank Hermanson and Detective William Grooms, of the Kansas City Police Department, Chief of Police Otto Read, of the McAlester Police Department, Oklahoma, and Special Agent Raymond Caffrey, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were shot and killed. This ambush became known as the Kansas City Massacre.