Kansas memorial ride honors fallen officers, includes candlelight vigil

A group of riders took part in a memorial bicycle ride in 2025 to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, organizers said. "This is a bike ride in honor of deputy Eladjamine and also Hunter Selassie," a presenter announced at the start of the event.

The ride began near Martha Park and included stops at several police departments in Johnson County before continuing north through Lawrence to the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial on the Capitol grounds in Topeka, the organizer said. "The Kansas law enforcement ride for the fallen is a ride into the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial on the Capitol Grounds in Topeka," the Leawood Police captain said.

The organizer, who identified themself only as a captain with the Leawood Police Department, said the event is intended both to remember officers who died in the line of duty and to honor their surviving family members "however long ago they passed." The captain added that the group is escorted for safety: "We ride pretty safe."

A candlelight vigil was scheduled for that night to honor all officers killed in the line of duty in Kansas, organizers said. Organizers did not provide a full list of participating agencies, the precise start time, or the exact number of riders in the transcript; those details were described only as "several locations" and were not specified.

The ride and vigil are part of an annual effort coordinated by law enforcement and community volunteers to remember colleagues killed in the line of duty and to offer support to their families. The organizer said they are able to arrange the escorts and logistics each year with the cooperation of participating agencies.

The event proceeded as described; no formal motions, votes, or policy actions were recorded in the transcript. The transcript identifies the victims by name as presented above; organizers did not provide further biographical details in the recorded segments.