Frederick Schlehuber
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Sergeant

Frederick Schlehuber

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Felonious
End of Watch November 10, 1910
Age 45
Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo
Badge 719
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber was shot and killed by a rape suspect while questioning the man in the District Attorney's Office in what is now the John Adams Courthouse. He was sitting with the stepfather of a victim, waiting for a meeting between the district attorney and the suspect, when the suspect suddenly appeared and opened fire. The man shot and killed the stepfather and mortally wounded Sergeant Schlehuber before being subdued by other officers. Sergeant Schlehuber died while being transported to a local hospital. The suspect was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life. On November 28, 1919, he was transferred to Bridgewater State Mental Hospital for the criminally insane. Patrolman Thomas Young, who apprehended the suspect and prevented him from killing more officers, died in the line of duty on January 10, 1912. Sergeant Schlehuber had served with the Boston Police Department for 9-1/2 years and was assigned to Division 11.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and one child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Schlehuber gave the Boston Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Schlehuber.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1910
Tour of Duty 19 yrs 6 mo
Age 45
Badge Number 719
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frederick 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 1910, 121 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 43rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frederick was 45. 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. Frederick had served 19.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Boston Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Frederick among them.

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Where

Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber

Boston Police Department · End of Watch November 10, 1910

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-E

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