Roll of Honor
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Frank Marchesi 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Marchesi's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Marchesi Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Marchesi is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank Marchesi was killed by shotgun.
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