Norris Vinton McMackin
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Officer

Norris Vinton McMackin

Inglewood Police Department — Inglewood, CA
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 1938
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Norris McMackin succumbed to injuries received 40 minutes earlier in an automobile crash at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Market Street at about 11:30 pm. He was attempting to stop a car for speeding when his motorcycle hit either an object in the roadway or streetcar tracks, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle. The vehicle he was attempting to stop was never found.

Survivors

Officer McMackin was survived by his wife and 5-year-old daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-1E9D4979
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Inglewood, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity ipd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1938
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Norris Vinton McMackin is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Inglewood Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Inglewood Police Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Norris Vinton McMackin's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Norris Vinton McMackin Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Norris Vinton McMackin is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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