Incident
Sergeant Frank Peters was killed as the result of an accidental gunshot wound while on duty.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Peters served with the Keansburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Keansburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Peters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sergeant Frank Peters is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Peters's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Peters Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Peters is highlighted in Feb.