Isaiah L. McLain

Malden Police Department — Malden, MA

Felonious

End of Watch November 12, 1934

Age 65

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

Badge 1

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Officer McLain was shot and killed while questioning a man about a robbery. He was approached by a citizen who spotted the man who had robbed him the previous day. Officer McLain jumped on the running board of a vehicle that was driving in the direction where the man was. When he got to the man he hopped off the running board and began to question him. The suspect suddenly pulled a handgun and shot Officer McLain in the face. The suspect fled the scene but was arrested by members of the Metropolitan Police Department. He was found guilty of Officer McLain's murder and executed.

Survivors

Officer McLain had been with the agency for over 30 years and was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

30 years. You could have gone home.
Officer McLain gave the Malden Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Malden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McLain.

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

Agency

Department Malden Police Department

Location Malden, MA

Platform Identity maldpd.middlesex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 12, 1934

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

Age 65

Badge Number 1

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Executed

Officer Isaiah L. McLain 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Malden Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Malden Police Department

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious