FRANK WEST

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 29-E: 18
Department: Bureau of Indian Affairs
End of Watch: December 17, 1886
Cause: SHOT
Age: 24
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer West was shot and killed by an intoxicated man he had arrested a few months earlier. The man approached Officer West and accused him of killing his horse. He then pulled out a handgun and shot Officer West in the neck. Officer West was able to return fire, fatally wounding the suspect.
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