Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska
End of Watch: Friday, November 16, 1973
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: October 28, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Furrer died after suffering a heart attack three weeks earlier.
He was assisting other deputies with a narcotics raid of a home. Shortly after entry to the home, he collapsed, clutching his chest. Other deputies on the scene transported him to a hospital, where he remained unconscious until his death.
Deputy Furrer had been with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was survived by his expectant wife and four children from a previous marriage.