Stephen O. Flanagan, a 39-year-old patrolman with the Kansas City Police Department, tragically lost his life on May 16, 1903. Officer Flanagan was investigating complaints about a man harassing women and children in the neighborhood of West 14th Street. The suspect, George E. Spencer, was a known robber and swindler who had been causing disturbances in the area for several days.
On the day of the incident, Officer Flanagan, dressed in plain clothes, observed Spencer standing in front of
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