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Deputy Sheriff

Frank Curran

Delta County Sheriff's Office — Escanaba, MI

Felonious

End of Watch June 20, 1923

Age 40

The Vigil Panel 45 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Frank Curran was shot and killed by an escapee from Marquette Prison.

The inmate, serving a life sentence for murder, had escaped four days earlier after he seized a guard's revolver. Deputy Curran, along with a posse of more than one hundred officers and men, were searching a swamp near Maple Ridge when the suspect opened fire, killing him and wounding a state police lieutenant.

The subject was shot and killed after being located by the posse four days later.

Deputy Curran was survived by his wife and son.

Survivors

Deputy Curran was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Curran served with the Delta County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Escanaba community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Curran.

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

Agency

Department Delta County Sheriff's Office

Location Escanaba, MI

Platform Identity dcso.delta.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 20, 1923

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Frank Curran is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Delta County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Frank Curran Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Curran is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank Curran was killed by handgun; .45 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518