Policeman Frank Slaymaker
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Wednesday, June 6, 1906
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 844

Policeman Frank Slaymaker was shot and killed after arresting a man and woman for robbing a person in a Chinese restaurant. As Policeman Slaymaker and the couple waited for a wagon the male suspect suddenly produced a revolver and shot him in the lung at the corner of 9th Street and Wood Street. The suspect fled but was quickly apprehended.

The suspect, age 18, was convicted of Policeman Slaymaker's murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison October 9, 1906.

Policeman Slaymaker succumbed to his wounds 10 days later.

 
Photograph: Policeman Frank Slaymaker

Patch image: Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Visit Policeman Slaymaker's memorial at www.ODMP.org