Officer Frank Charles Denzinger
End of Watch: Mon, Jun 18th, 2007
Date of Incident: Mon, Jun 18th, 2007
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 4 years
Age: 32
Survivors
His wife Tara and 2-year-old daughter Avery
Incident
Officer Denzinger and Officer Joel White were dispatched to a report of a dispute between a woman and her 15 year-old son.
As officers were talking to the mother and the boy's aunt, he started shooting at them from an upstairs window with an M-1 rifle. Officer Denzinger pushed the two women to safety as he went down from a gunshot to the back.
Officer White was also critically injured from gunshot wounds.
The call was dispatched at 6:17pm. At 6:28pm, Officer White radioed: "Officers down."
Agency
311 Hauss Square
New Albany, Indiana 47150
(812) 948-5400
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Tributes
There are 102 tributes for Officer Frank Charles Denzinger.
Left by Capt. Barry Ross on Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
We are holding your family deep in our hearts and always in our prayers. Anne and Barry Ross