Charles Schram
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Night Marshal

Charles Schram

El Dorado Police Department — El Dorado, KS
Felonious
End of Watch July 13, 1915
Age 64
Tour of Duty 34 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Night Marshal Charles Schram died from injuries sustained on June 28th, 1915, when he was ambushed and assaulted while on foot patrol.

An unknown subject struck him on the back of the head with a blunt object and then pushed him down a flight of stairs. He suffered a fractured skull broken shoulder. He was taken home where he remained under a doctor's care until passing way two weeks later on July 13th, 1915.

Night Marshal Schram had served with the El Dorado Police Department for 34 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and one child.

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34 years. You could have gone home.
Night Marshal Schram gave the El Dorado Police Department 34 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the El Dorado community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Schram.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location El Dorado, Butler County, KS
Platform Identity edpd.butler.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 13, 1915
Tour of Duty 34 yrs
Age 64
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Blunt object

Night Marshal Charles Schram is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

El Dorado Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
KS — Statewide
237
of 335 officers
70.7% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Schram's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Charles Schram Compares

Age at Death
64
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
34
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Schram is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Schram was killed by blunt object.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

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