The Clinton, Mo.., police officer who was killed in the line of duty on Tuesday night was honored by the Royals in 2014 for his military service in Afghanistan.
Officer Christopher Morton, 30, was killed while responding to a 911 call, was in the Our Heroes seats (now called the Salute to Service seats) on June 5, 2014 at Kauffman Stadium.
Morton, who joined the U.S. Army in November 2005 and had been twice deployed, returned in May 2014 from Afghanistan, where he served as a bridge crew member and radio communications manager.
Pitcher Jeremy Guthrie posed for a photo and signed an autographed ball for Morton that night.