George Frederick

Beaumont Police Department — Beaumont, TX

Felonious

End of Watch May 7, 1902

Age 42

The Vigil Panel 17 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 20

Incident

Special Police Officer George Frederick succumbed to a gunshot wound he received when he attempted to arrest a woman during a domestic dispute near 5th Street and the schoolhouse in Beaumont.

Officer Frederick was at home when he heard pistol shots and screams in his neighborhood at 10:30 am. He went to the house where two sisters were quarreling, and one of them had been shot. Officer Frederick attempted to arrest the shooter after she followed him into the victim's house. The subject shot Officer Frederick in the face. He returned fire and shot the suspect twice.

The suspect died the next day. Her sister survived her gunshot wound.

Officer Frederick was taken home, where he succumbed to his wound four days later.

Officer Frederick served with the Beaumont Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Frederick served with the Beaumont Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Frederick.

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

Agency

Department Beaumont Police Department

Location Beaumont, TX

Platform Identity bpd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 7, 1902

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Shot and killed

Special Police Officer George Frederick 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Beaumont Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Beaumont Police Department

of 21 officers

42.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious