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Former Chiefs, Royals will sign autographs to raise money for Independence officer Thomas Wagstaff

Independence Police Officer Tom Wagstaff, who was shot in the head while on the job last month, has been moved to a long-term rehabilitation facility.
Independence Police Officer Tom Wagstaff, who was shot in the head while on the job last month, has been moved to a long-term rehabilitation facility.

A number of former Kansas City professional athletes will be signing autographs to raise money for Independence Police Officer Thomas Wagstaff, who was shot in the head while responding to a home robbery last month.

Jan Stenerud, Brian McRae, Dennis Leonard, Bobby Dernier, Deron Cherry, Scott Wedman, Al Fitzmorris and at least five other former athletes are expected to take part in the fundraiser. The others expected to take part are: Jaime Bluma, Jack Clark (the former Cardinals first baseman), Bill Maas, Russ Morman, Mike Macfarlane and Greg Pryor.

The event is Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the East Side Baptist Church, 19901 East 78 Highway in Independence. Autograph tickets will be sold at the door for $10 per autograph.

Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff

This story was originally published April 27, 2017 at 1:20 PM with the headline "Former Chiefs, Royals will sign autographs to raise money for Independence officer Thomas Wagstaff."

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