Frank Marchesi

Galveston Police Department — Galveston, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 21, 1942

Age 35

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 18

Incident

Officer Frank Marchesi was shot and killed when he responded with other officers to a home on Avenue P for reports of shots being fired at 8:15 am. When the officers arrived, they encountered a suspect holding a shotgun. Without warning, the suspect opened fire, striking Officer Marchesi in the neck from a distance of 18 feet. Officer Marchesi's partner returned fire as the suspect retreated into the house. Responding officers engaged the suspect in a lengthy shootout. The chief ordered his officers to storm the residence, and the suspect was shot and killed. Officer Marchesi had served with the Galveston Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Marchesi gave the Galveston Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Galveston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Marchesi.

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

Agency

Department Galveston Police Department

Location Galveston, TX

Platform Identity gpd.galveston.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 1942

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Officer Frank Marchesi 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Galveston Police Department, 10 of 19 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.

Galveston Police Department

of 19 officers

52.6% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious