Larry Leland Frost

Tacoma Police Department — Tacoma, WA

Felonious

End of Watch September 9, 1977

Age 29

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Officer Frost was shot and killed with his own weapon after responding to a vandalism call. A man, 38, had thrown a brick through a Food King window. A struggle ensued between Officer Frost and the suspect. The man gained control of Officer Frost's revolver and shot him five times. The suspect was arrested a short distance away. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a Western State Hospital and two years later to Eastern State Hospital. On July 29, 1981, he was released to a campus house off of hospital grounds where he could come and go freely and work in Spokane. Less than two years later, he moved to a home in Spokane, where he remains under intensive probation for the remainder of his life. Officer Frost had served with the Tacoma Police Department for 7 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his son and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Frost gave the Tacoma Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tacoma community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Frost.

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

Agency

Department Tacoma Police Department

Location Tacoma, WA

Platform Identity tpd.pierce.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 9, 1977

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Committed

Patrol Officer Larry Leland Frost 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Tacoma Police Department, 5 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Tacoma Police Department

of 12 officers

41.7% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 339 officers

55.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious