Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Frank Tucker was accidentally shot and killed at the Utah County Sheriff's Office inside the county courthouse on Center Street. As he stood up from his chair to leave, his service pistol fell from his back pocket. When it struck the floor the weapon discharged, striking him just above the hip, and entered his torso. He succumbed to the wound before a doctor arrived at the scene. Officer Tucker had previously served as Provo's City Marshal and had recently been re-appointed as a police officer to serve during the Elk's Carnival. He was survived by his wife and four children. The old courthouse building the incident occurred in was razed in 1919 in order to build the new county courthouse building.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Tucker served with the Provo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Provo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Tucker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frank J. Tucker is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 35.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Provo Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank J. Tucker's cause is highlighted.
How Frank J. Tucker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank J. Tucker is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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