Robert W. Mulcahy

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department — St. Louis, MI

Felonious

End of Watch November 8, 1935

Age 59

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Location: Missouri Weapon: Handgun Offender: Not available

Special Agent Robert Mulcahy was shot and killed in the Mill Creek Valley railroad yards in St. Louis, Missouri, while on foot patrol at 5:00 am.

He was nearing the end of his shift when he encountered a subject near a pedestrian bridge 100 feet east of Garrison Avenue. The subject shot him in the head and then stole the cash from his pockets before fleeing.

Special Agent Mulcahy had served with the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his daughter and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Mulcahy gave the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Mulcahy.

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

Agency

Department Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department

Location St. Louis, MI

Platform Identity traslpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1935

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Special Agent Robert W. Mulcahy 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 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.

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious