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
Service Record
Incident Details
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Smith McMullin's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Smith McMullin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Smith McMullin is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Smith McMullin was killed by gun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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