Roll of Honor
Robert W. Mulcahy
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Robert W. Mulcahy 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 MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert W. Mulcahy's cause is highlighted.
How Robert W. Mulcahy Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert W. Mulcahy is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert W. Mulcahy was killed by handgun.
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