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City Marshal

Elmo Frie

Charleston Department of Public Safety — Charleston, MO

Felonious

End of Watch October 11, 1899

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Elmo Frie was shot and killed while attempting to break up a fight between two gamblers. It is unknown why Marshal Frie was in the area, but his attention was caught by the sound of gunfire. He happened upon a fight that had spilled out from a saloon and when he demaned to know about the commotion he was struck two times in the leg and bled to death. The suspect was apprehended and executed in April of 1900.

Survivors

Marshal Frie was survived by his parents, wife, and two children.

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Tributes

127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Frie served with the Charleston Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Charleston Department of Public Safety

Type Federal Agency

Location Charleston, MO

Platform Identity cdps.mississippi.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 11, 1899

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

City Marshal Elmo Frie 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Charleston Department of Public Safety

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Elmo Frie Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elmo Frie is highlighted in Oct.

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. Elmo Frie was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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