Lawrence B. Mitchell

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK

Felonious

End of Watch July 22, 1934

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Detective Mitchell was shot and killed in a shootout following a robbery at a drug store. The suspect was also shot and killed.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Mitchell served with the Tulsa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mitchell.

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

Agency

Department Tulsa Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Tulsa, OK

Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1934

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Detective Lawrence B. Mitchell 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Tulsa Police Department, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Tulsa Police Department

of 42 officers

71.4% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious