Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrol Officer Frank Draper succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier when he was shot while conducting a moonshine raid.
The subject who shot him was arrested and charged with murder. His first trial ended with a hung jury. His second trial ended with an acquittal in October of 1926. A year later he was killed when an automobile he was working on fell on him.
Officer Draper had served with the Lewistown Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and one child.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Draper gave the Lewistown Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lewistown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Draper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Officer Frank J. Draper 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank J. Draper's cause is highlighted.
How Frank J. Draper Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank J. Draper is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank J. Draper was killed by handgun.