George W. Frazier

Kingsport Police Department — Kingsport, TN

Cardiac

End of Watch May 30, 1938

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Patrolman George Frazier suffered a fatal heart attack following a shootout that involved several officers and a suspect near Cooks Valley.

Constable Bruce Barker, of the Sullivan County Twelfth District Constable's Office, was shot and killed during the shootout.

The suspect was wounded but later arrested. He was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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

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

Agency

Department Kingsport Police Department

Location Kingsport, TN

Platform Identity kpd.sullivan.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1938

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Not available

Offender Sentenced to 20 years

Patrolman George W. Frazier is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TN, 37 of 769 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Kingsport Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Kingsport Police Department

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

TN — Statewide

of 769 officers

4.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac