Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Mundy and Deputy Melvin Fleming, of the Davidson County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed by a drunk man who Deputy Fleming had attempted to arrest. The man had entered a restaurant and became belligerent when the staff refused to serve him more alcohol. Deputy Fleming arrived on the scene and was shot three times when he attempted to take the suspect into custody. Detective Mundy and two other detectives were driving by the restaurant when they heard the shots and Detective Mundy began to chase the man on foot. During the exchange of gunfire both men were fatally wounded a second detective was wounded. The suspect had been released from a Kentucky prison after serving only six years for the murders of Patrolman James Hays and Patrolman Robert Rowland, of the Kentucky State Police, when they attempted to arrest him and his brother for operating an illegal whiskey still in their service station.
Survivors
Detective Mundy had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife, son, and mother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Mundy gave the Nashville City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mundy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Charles Dow Mundy is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 64.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Nashville City Police Department, 16 of 22 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Dow Mundy's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Dow Mundy Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Dow Mundy is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Dow Mundy was killed by handgun.
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