Frank E. Burrell

Quincy Police Department — Quincy, MA

Felonious

End of Watch December 8, 1915

Age 52

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Chief Burrell succumbed to injuries sustained one year earlier when he was kicked in the groin while attempting to arrest three men. Chief Burrell never recovered from the injury and died several weeks after retiring on a medical pension. Chief Burrell had served with the agency for 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Burrell gave the Quincy Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Quincy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Burrell.

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

Agency

Department Quincy Police Department

Location Quincy, MA

Platform Identity qpd.norfolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 1915

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Chief of Police Frank E. Burrell 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Quincy Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Quincy Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious