Frankie Mae Shivers

Hollywood Police Department — Hollywood, FL

Felonious

End of Watch September 5, 1982

Age 28

Tour of Duty 9 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Officer Frankie Shivers was shot and killed with her own weapon by a suicidal female on State Road 7 near Grant Street at 8:50 PM. She and her training officer responded to a traffic accident in which a mentally disturbed female had struck the back of a patrol unit, which burst into flames. As Officer Shivers' partner assisted the injured officer, she and another officer attempted to pull the driver out of the car, which was also on fire. As she attempted to pull the female from the burning car, the woman gained control of her weapon and shot her in between the panels of her vest. Officer Shivers was transported to the Memorial Hospital where she succumbed to her wounds after surgery. The woman was shot and killed by other officers when she started firing at them. Officer Shivers was a recent academy graduate and had only served with the Hollywood Police Department for nine months.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband and two daughters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Shivers served with the Hollywood Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hollywood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Shivers.

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

Agency

Department Hollywood Police Department

Type Other

Location Hollywood, Broward County, FL

Platform Identity hpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 5, 1982

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Age 28

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Officer Frankie Mae Shivers 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Hollywood Police Department, 4 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Hollywood Police Department

of 8 officers

50% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious