Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Foster was shot and killed while attempting to intervene in a robbery.
He had just finished work and was eating at a deli when four youths entered and attempted to rob it. He was able to draw his weapon and exchange gunfire with the suspects, fatally wounding one. One of the other three shot him through the head as they fled leaving their wounded companion behind.
All three suspects, each 18-years-old, were captured within a week, convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on August 11, 1933.
Detective Foster had served with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Detective Foster had served with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Foster gave the Atlanta Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Foster.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Frank C. "Red" Foster 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Atlanta Police Department, 58 of 88 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank C. "Red" Foster's cause is highlighted.
How Frank C. "Red" Foster Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1933
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank C. "Red" Foster is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank C. "Red" Foster was killed by handgun.
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