Eugene Henry Mills

Oklahoma City Police Department — Oklahoma City, OK

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 11, 1954

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 32

Incident

Officer Eugene Mills was shot and killed responding to a fight call at the 3200 block of North Shartel in Oklahoma City. Officer Mills and his partner arrived on the scene and attempted to stop a family brawl. The officers became involved in a struggle with two drunken suspects, ages 22 and 31, where one of the men would not stop attacking his estranged wife. One of the men grabbed Officer Mills's partner's gun, and it accidentally discharged, striking Officer Mills above the heart. Officer Mills was transported to Mercy Hospital, where he died from his wounds. Both men were arrested and charged with manslaughter. One of the suspects was out on bond for a robbery charge, and both had a list of misdemeanor convictions. Officer Mills was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Mills gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Oklahoma City Police Department

Type Other

Location Oklahoma City, OK

Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1954

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

Eugene Henry Mills served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Eugene Henry Mills is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Oklahoma City Police Department, 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Department

of 33 officers

39.4% Accident

OK — Statewide

135

of 582 officers

23.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident