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Deputy Sheriff

Fred A. Hertrich

Macon County Sheriff's Department — Decatur, IL

Felonious

End of Watch November 17, 1962

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Fred Hertrich was shot and killed while working a security detail at a dance. A fight broke out during the dance and Deputy Hertrich was shot as he attempted to eject one of the subjects. The person who shot him was arrested by the FBI but later released on a technicality.

Survivors

Deputy Hertrich was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hertrich served with the Macon County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Decatur community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hertrich.

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

Agency

Department Macon County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Decatur, Macon County, IL

Platform Identity mcso.macon.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 17, 1962

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Deputy Sheriff Fred A. Hertrich 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Macon County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred A. Hertrich's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Fred A. Hertrich Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fred A. Hertrich is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fred A. Hertrich was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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