Patrolman

Peter Fromm

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH
Felonious
End of Watch February 14, 1925
Age 34
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 952
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Peter Fromm succumbed to a gunshot wound received 14 months earlier while attempting to arrest two men. On November 30, 1923, Patrolman Fromm was arresting a subject for public intoxication and wielding a knife at Central Avenue and 30th Street in Cleveland. Another man attacked him to prevent his friend from being arrested, and a scuffle ensued. Patrolman Fromm was attacked, stabbed, and sprayed with his own mace. While he was on the ground, one of the suspects gained control of his revolver and shot him in the groin. He never recovered from the wound and died 14 months later. The suspects were originally convicted of shooting to kill and were never charged with murder because Patrolman Fromm died more than one year after the shooting. Patrolman Fromm had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for four years.

Survivors

He was a widower and was survived by his parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Fromm gave the Cleveland Division of Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Fromm.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1925
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 34
Badge Number 952
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Peter is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1925, 208 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 11th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Peter was 34. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Peter had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Cleveland Division of Police has 119 officers remembered here, Peter among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Peter Fromm

Cleveland Division of Police · End of Watch February 14, 1925

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-W

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