Joe Mulholland

Las Vegas Police Department — Las Vegas, NV

Felonious

End of Watch October 1, 1905

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Watchman Mulholland was shot and killed by a man he had arrested earlier in the night. After taking the man to jail he decided to let him go because the jail cell was cold and damp.

The man went home, obtained a gun, and then began to look for Watchman Mulholland. When he located Watchman Mulholland at a local saloon he immediately opened fire. Watchman Mulholland died of his wounds two hours later.

The suspect surrendered to the local sheriff. At his trial he claimed he shot Watchman Mulholland in self defense and was acquitted.

Watchman Mulholland had only recently been appointed to the position of night watchman.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Watchman Mulholland served with the Las Vegas Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Watchman Mulholland.

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

Agency

Department Las Vegas Police Department

Location Las Vegas, NV

Platform Identity lvpd.clark.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1905

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Acquitted

Night Watchman Joe Mulholland 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 NV, 81 of 145 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Las Vegas Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Las Vegas Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

NV — Statewide

of 145 officers

55.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious