Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Fred White was shot and killed by a group of five outlaws who were shooting up the town. When Marshal White asked the leader to stop shooting the man walked up to him. The man's gun discharged as Marshal White grabbed the barrel and pulled it towards him. The suspect was taken into custody by the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp and two other Earp brothers. The suspect was acquitted of Marshal White's murder after Marshal White provided deathbed testimony that the shooting was an accident. However, the suspect and his fellow gang members were all later shot and killed by Wyatt Earp and his posse. Marshal White had served in law enforcement for five years. He is buried in Row 6, Boothill Cemetery, Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona.
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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Marshal White gave the Tombstone Marshal's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tombstone community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal Frederick H. White 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick H. White's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick H. White Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick H. White is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frederick H. White was killed by gun.
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