Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief of Police Charles Malik died as the result of injuries sustained nine months earlier when he was struck by a prisoner inside of the Uniontown police station.
The subject had been arrested by other officers a short time earlier for assaulting a man and a police officer at the local VFW hall. Chief Malik's son, who was also a police officer, was also assaulted by the subject while he was investigating the original assault.
As Assistant Chief Malik was booking the man at the police station the man suddenly punched him in the chest without provocation.
The injury caused Assistant Chief Malik to suffer heart and respiratory problems and his health deteriorated until he passed away on October 1st, 1949. The subject was charged with murder following his death but was never convicted. The same man was also a suspect in his wife's murder and acquitted of murdering another man in 1973. The subject himself was murdered in 1978.
Assistant Chief Malik had served with the Uniontown Police Department for 27 years.
Asst. Chief Malik, On today, the 75th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Uniontown. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) October 1st, 2024
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Assistant Chief of Police Malik gave the Uniontown Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Uniontown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Malik.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Charles Malik is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Uniontown Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Malik's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Malik Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Malik is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Malik was killed by person.
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