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    | Sergeant William Biggs Kirkwood Police Department Missouri End of Watch: Thursday, February 7, 2008 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, February 7, 2008 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Sergeant William Biggs and Officer Tom Ballman were shot and killed when a suspect opened fire at a Kirkwood city council meeting. The man had held a grudge against the city council for several years and had filed several lawsuits against the city. The suspect approached Sergeant Biggs across the street from the city hall and asked him what time the meeting started, then pulled out a handgun and shot fatally shot him in the head. The man then took Sergeant Biggs' service weapon and walked across the street into the city hall. When he entered the council chambers he approached Officer Ballman, who was sitting in the front of the room, and also fatally shot him in the head. The man then opened fire on the other occupants of the room, killing two council members and the director of public works before being shot and killed by two other officers. Related Line of Duty Deaths
Agency Contact Information Kirkwood Police Department 131 W Madison Avenue Kirkwood, MO 63122 Phone: (314) 822-5858 Please contact the Kirkwood Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information. |
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