Granite City Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 30, 1902
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 30, 1902
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Patrolman Frank Holmes was shot and killed as he attempted to question a man near the Union Depot at about 2:00 am.
He had responded to the Union Hotel in reference to a suspicious person complaint after several hotel guests called him. When Patrolman Holmes arrived he discovered the man had left so he started checking the area. He saw a man near the Union Depot and ordered him to surrender. The subject drew a revolver and shot Patrolman Holmes before fleeing the area.
Hotel guests who had heard the shots found Patrolman Holmes suffering from gunshot wounds. They took him to his home where he died at about 10:00 pm.
A suspect was arrested and charged with Patrolman Holmes' murder but acquitted at trial.
Patrolman Holmes was survived by his wife.