Thomas Smith McMullin
Sheriff

Thomas Smith McMullin

Felonious
End of Watch September 1, 1880
Age 55
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Smith succumbed to gunshot wounds received by a drunken man three days earlier. He had been with the agency for eight years.

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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff McMullin gave the St. Francois County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Farmington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Farmington, MO
Platform Identity sfcso.stfrancois.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1880
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Sheriff Thomas Smith McMullin 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At St. Francois County Sheriff's Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

St. Francois County Sheriff's Department
4
of 5 officers
80% Felonious
MO — Statewide
516
of 813 officers
63.5% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Smith McMullin's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Smith McMullin Compares

Age at Death
55
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Smith McMullin is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Smith McMullin was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909