Frederick Schlehuber

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Felonious

End of Watch November 10, 1910

Age 45

Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo

Badge 719

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber was shot and killed by a rape suspect while questioning the man in the District Attorney's Office in what is now the John Adams Courthouse. He was sitting with the stepfather of a victim, waiting for a meeting between the district attorney and the suspect, when the suspect suddenly appeared and opened fire. The man shot and killed the stepfather and mortally wounded Sergeant Schlehuber before being subdued by other officers. Sergeant Schlehuber died while being transported to a local hospital. The suspect was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life. On November 28, 1919, he was transferred to Bridgewater State Mental Hospital for the criminally insane. Patrolman Thomas Young, who apprehended the suspect and prevented him from killing more officers, died in the line of duty on January 10, 1912. Sergeant Schlehuber had served with the Boston Police Department for 9-1/2 years and was assigned to Division 11.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and one child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Schlehuber gave the Boston Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Schlehuber.

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

Agency

Department Boston Police Department

Location Roxbury Crossing, MA

Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1910

Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo

Age 45

Badge Number 719

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber 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 Boston Police Department, 45 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

42.5% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious