Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ivan Null was shot and killed while investigating a robbery of a store that had occurred earlier in the evening. Deputy Null had approached a parked vehicle at a service station in Holtville to question its three occupants about the robbery. As he looked into the window he was shot twice by one of the suspects who was armed with a rifle. All three suspects were arrested a short time later after they crashed their car into a police barricade. All three suspects, ages 20, 22, and 23, were convicted of first degree murder on November 20th, 1935, and sentenced to life in prison. The 20-year-old was paroled on February 5th, 1952.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Null served with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the El Centro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Null.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ivan Ernest Null 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Imperial County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ivan Ernest Null's cause is highlighted.
How Ivan Ernest Null Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ivan Ernest Null is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ivan Ernest Null was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
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