Hillsboro Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 21, 1911
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 21, 1911
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Life sentence overturned
Officer Frank Glasgow was shot and killed during an ambush as he walked home from work at the end of his shift.
The suspect who committed the shooting had been convinced by a local doctor that Officer Glasgow had said derogatory statements about the his wife.
The doctor had held a grudge against Officer Glasgow as the result of the officer charging him with murder, which resulted from an illegally performed abortion.
The suspect who shot Officer Glasgow was sentenced to 5 years in prison. The doctor was sentenced to life in prison but the sentence was later overturned.
Officer Glasgow had served with the Hillsboro Police Department for 3 years.