Sheriff Fry was shot Friday, November 4, 1938, in Garrison, Iowa, where he had gone to arrest a man. During the arrest the suspect shot Sheriff Fry in the abdomen. The suspect then committed suicide. Sheriff Fry succumbed to his injuries Saturday, November 5, 1938.

Sheriff Fry was 38 years old.

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