1964 11 6 Fraley Allen E
Lieutenant Allen E. Fraley

Entered Division of Police
June 16, 1950
Died In the Line of Duty
November 6, 1964

Lieutenant Allen E. Fraley, 42, was one of the best-liked officers in the department.  Fraley was shot at point blank range by Eugene Wylie Duling in a hallway at 84 West First Avenue where Lt. Fraley and Officer L. Bankert had gone to question Duling following a rape complaint in the early morning hours of November 5, 1964. A woman opened the door to the apartment and the officers identified themselves, asking if Duling was there.  The woman opened the door wide, stepped out of the way and Duling shot Lt. Fraley in the abdomen. Officer Bankert broke into the room but Duling escaped by leaping out of the window.  As Fraley was being taken to University Hospital, there began one of the most intensive manhunts in local history.  Despite the efforts of the hospital staff and the many persons who responded to a call for blood donations, Lt. Fraley died at 11:50 p.m., November 6, 1964.  Duling was captured in front of 82 Price Avenue.