Customs Inspector

Frank Dupont

Felonious
End of Watch May 26, 1869
Gender Male

Incident

Customs Inspector Frank Dupont was shot and killed by smugglers in Cameron County, Texas.

His body was thrown into the Rio Grande River after he was murdered.

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Customs Inspector Dupont served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 1869
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frank 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 1869, 33 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 152nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, Frank among them.

Across the years
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Where

Customs Inspector Frank Dupont

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch May 26, 1869

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-E

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