Neil Mooney

Duluth Police Department — Duluth, MN

Felonious

End of Watch January 8, 1914

Age 32

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Patrol Officer Neil Mooney succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier after arresting two suspects for a minor charge of breaching the peace. He searched one of the suspects and found a concealed revolver. However, the suspect had a second concealed revolver which Officer Mooney did not find. The suspect waited until he had an opportunity to shoot Officer Mooney and then did so. The 21-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.

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You barely got started.
Patrol Officer Mooney gave the Duluth Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Duluth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Mooney.

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

Agency

Department Duluth Police Department

Location Duluth, MN

Platform Identity dpd.stlouis.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 8, 1914

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Sentenced to life

Patrol Officer Neil Mooney 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Duluth Police Department, 7 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Duluth Police Department

of 8 officers

87.5% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious