Officer Dan DeKraai St. Joseph Police Department, Missouri End of Watch: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Age: 35 Years on the job: 5 Badge Number: NA Cause of death: Shot accidentally   Police Officer Dan De Kraai was accidentally killed by another officer after a special training exercise had concluded.  Patrol Officer Dan De Kraai, a five-year veteran of the department, was shot in the back when another officer was demonstrating something to him. Additional details, and the identity of the officer who fired the shot, were not disclosed. The officer who fired the shot was placed on administrative leave. The incident occurred at 2:17 p.m. at the old Neely School during Special Response Team training. Live ammunition was not used during the training and the incident occurred while the officers were on break. Dan De Kraai was shot once in the back. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Several police units were on the scene after the accident and the street around the school was closed off. The former school, located at 1909 S. 12th St., closed after the 2009 academic year and has been used for Special Response Team police training on occasion since then. He is survived by his wife and young daughter.     Agency Information St. Joseph Police Department 501 Faraon St., St. Joseph, MO, Phone: 816-271-4702 Submit a Condolences Subscribe to Officer Down E-Mail Alerts Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth Darrell Thompson Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI, Community College Campus Patrol #14 darrell@policespecial.com www.sc4.edu Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat in heaven. Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon. From all the Staff at Police Special Inc.