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Policeman

James Fraser

Miles City Police Department — Miles City, MT

Felonious

End of Watch August 7, 1935

Age 76

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Fraser was shot and killed and the Chief of Police was seriously wounded by a man when they were called to a house on South 4th Street to investigate reports of a quarrel between a man and a woman. When they arrived the man had just stabbed the woman more than 20 times and then produced a gun and opened fire on both of them. The suspect was arrested by deputies shortly after the shooting. The woman died at the hospital shortly afterwards. The suspect was convicted of murdering Patrolman Fraser and the woman on September 4, 1935. He was hanged on October 16, 1935.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Fraser served with the Miles City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Miles City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Fraser.

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

Agency

Department Miles City Police Department

Location Miles City, MT

Platform Identity mpd.custer.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 1935

Age 76

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender executed in 1935

Policeman James Fraser 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 MT, 93 of 142 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.5% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Miles City Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MT — Statewide

of 142 officers

65.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Fraser's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How James Fraser Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

executed in 1935

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Fraser is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Fraser was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518