Officer Friederichsen and Officer Nelson Hess were shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call. Two minutes after arriving on the scene the suspect opened fire, striking them both. The suspect was shot and killed by return gunfire. Officer Hess was killed at the scene and Officer Friederichsen succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital three days later.
Officer Friederichsen had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his expectant wife.
