Pomona Police Department, California
End of Watch: Saturday, May 11, 1996
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 27
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 11, 1996
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Police Officer Daniel Fraembs was shot and killed while checking on three suspicious subjects that included two male gang members in an industrial area on South Humane Way, near Mission Boulevard, at approximately 1:30 am.
As Officer Fraembs patted down the first male suspect the second man was able to draw a .45 caliber handgun and shot Officer Fraembs in the face, killing him.
The gang member who shot him was sentenced to death in 1997.
Officer Fraembs was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Pomona Police Department for three years. He is survived by his mother and sister.