Frank Harry Soukup

Lincoln Police Department — Lincoln, NE

Felonious

End of Watch December 16, 1966

Age 53

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Detective Soukup was shot and killed while he and other detectives questioned several out-of-town men about a bogus check investigation. During the questioning two of the suspects opened fire on the officers in a hotel room in the 2400 block of P Street, mortally wounding Detective Soukup. Detective Soukup and other officers were able to return fire, killing two of the suspects. Detective Soukup had been with the Lincoln Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Soukup gave the Lincoln Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lincoln community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Soukup.

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

Agency

Department Lincoln Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE

Platform Identity lpd.lancaster.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 1966

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Detective Frank Harry Soukup is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10.3 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Lincoln Police Department, 4 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lincoln Police Department

of 8 officers

50% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,558

of 32,585 officers

53.9% Felonious