Frederick W. Kaesser

Erie County Sheriff's Office — Buffalo, NY

Felonious

End of Watch August 1, 1925

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Frederick Kaesser was shot and killed as raided the Grimesville Inn, on Central Avenue in Lancaster, along with other deputies and members of the Buffalo Police Department.

The inn was suspected of being the headquarters of a gang of burglars and highwaymen. As the officers raided it the innkeeper opened fire on them, mortally wounding Deputy Kaesser and wounding a second deputy. Deputy Kaesser succumbed to his wounds three days later.

The subject who shot the deputies was arrested and charged with first degree murder. At his trial he said since the officers were in plain cloths, he thought they were bandits. He was acquitted.

Deputy Kaesser was survived by his wife, father, brother, and two sisters.

Survivors

Deputy Kaesser was survived by his wife, father, brother, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Kaesser served with the Erie County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Buffalo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Kaesser.

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

Agency

Department Erie County Sheriff's Office

Location Buffalo, NY

Platform Identity ecso.erie.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 1925

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Acquitted

Deputy Frederick W. Kaesser 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 NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Erie County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Erie County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

100% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious