Frederick Warren

Worcester Police Department — Worcester, MA

Accident

End of Watch November 13, 1858

Age 49

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

City Marshal Frederick Warren was accidentally shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy who was visiting the city from Charleston, South Carolina, while searching for two wanted men.

The deputy had been in Worcester for approximately one week and had been assisted by Marshal Warren and other members of the Worcester Police Department. Marshal Warren had just made an appearance in the city's police court and returned to his office with the deputy. The two were discussing the firearms used in law enforcement when Marshal Warren removed a revolver from his safe and let the deputy examine it.

As the deputy pulled back the hammer of the revolver his thumb slipped off of it, causing the revolver to discharge. The round struck Marshal Warren in the chest, causing a fatal wound. Other officers immediately ran into his office, where Marshal Warren stated the shooting was an accident and absolved the deputy of any blame. Marshal Warren was immediately attended to by doctors and taken home, where he died three days later.

Marshal Warren had served as the city marshal and constable of Worcester for at least eight years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and mother. He was buried in Rural Cemetery.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and mother.

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Tributes

168 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Warren gave the Worcester Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Worcester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Worcester Police Department

Location Worcester, MA

Platform Identity worcpd.worcester.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1858

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)

City Marshal Frederick Warren is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Worcester Police Department, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.

Worcester Police Department

of 9 officers

22.2% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident