Sergeant William King Biggs Jr.

Sergeant William Biggs and Officer Thomas Ballman were shot and killed On February 7, 2008 when a suspect opened fire at a Kirkwood city council meeting.

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 fatally shot him. The man then took Sergeant Biggs' service weapon and walked across the street into the city hall.

Once inside the council chambers, he approached Officer Ballman, who was sitting in the front of the room and also fatally shot him. 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.

Sergeant Biggs had served with the Kirkwood Police Department for 20 years.