Roll of Honor
Martinus Melvin Mitchum
Incident
Reserve Deputy Constable Martinus Mitchum was shot and killed outside of George Washington Carver High School while escorting a disorderly subject off the property during a high school basketball playoff game.
The subject had been denied entry into the game and became engaged in an altercation with a staff member. Deputy Constable Mitchum, who was working a security detail at the game, intervened in the disturbance and escorted the subject out of the building. Once outside, the subject drew a handgun and shot Deputy Constable Mitchum in the chest, killing him.
Members of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, who were also at the game, took the subject into custody.
Deputy Constable Mitchum served as a reserve deputy constable with the Second City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office for eight years and also served as a full-time police officer with the Tulane University Police Department for 18 months. He had previously served with the Loyola University Police Department.
I ran into your father today on my lunch break at a small restaurant in Detroit, MI. He insisted on buying me a meal and we had a chat about you and how he misses you. Rest In Peace brother, we’ve got it from here.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Deputy Constable Mitchum gave the Second City Court of New Orleans Constable's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Constable Mitchum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Constable Martinus Melvin Mitchum 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martinus Melvin Mitchum's cause is highlighted.
How Martinus Melvin Mitchum Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Martinus Melvin Mitchum is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.