Frank H. Dunn Jr.

Hammond Police Department — Hammond, IN

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 1, 1961

Age 43

Tour of Duty 9 yrs 9 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Patrolman Frank Dunn was shot and killed in an ambush situation while walking his downtown beat. When checking on a business, a man rounded the corner and for no apparent reason shot Patrolman Dunn four times in the chest. A massive manhunt led into Chicago where the suspect was apprehended after a sharp-eyed hotel clerk recognized a roomer who had been living at a Hammond hotel until the day Patrolman Dunn was shot. On September 25, 1962, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. The Indiana Supreme Court granted the suspect a new trial in 1968. On July 13, 1968, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 2 to 21 years, making him eligible for parole in April of 1970. Patrolman Dunn had served with the Hammond Police Department for over 9½ years. He served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Dunn gave the Hammond Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hammond community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Hammond Police Department

Type Other

Location Hammond, Lake County, IN

Platform Identity hammpd.lake.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1961

Tour of Duty 9 yrs 9 mo

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Frank H. Dunn Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Frank H. Dunn Jr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In IN, 311 of 504 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Hammond Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Hammond Police Department

of 8 officers

75% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 504 officers

61.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious