Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 24, 1918
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 23, 1918
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Patrolman Friel was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a report of a prowler. The officers spotted the man in the dead-end of West Broadway. As they approached the suspect the man opened fire and Patrolman Friel was struck twice. He succumbed to his wounds early the next day. The suspect escaped the scene and was never apprehended.
Patrolman Friel had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and seven children.