Lieutenant Fred F. House

Lieutenant Fred F. House

End of Watch: 

January 28, 1988

Age: 35
Utah Department of Corrections
Homicide: Rifle


Lieutenant Fred F. House was shot and killed during the standoff at the Singer Farm near Marion, Utah.
Lieutenant House was attempting to use his K-9 to accomplish an arrest when he was fired upon by one of the barricaded suspects. A rifle bullet struck him in the chest and penetrated his body armor. The suspects then surrendered. Several of them, including the shooter, were incarcerated in federal prison. Lieutenant House was married and the father of three children. He is buried in Orem City Cemetery.  
The bronze memorial name plaque of Lieutenant Fred F. House is sponsored by the Utah Department of Corrections.

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