Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Wallace Muscovich was shot and killed when he attempted to apprehend an armed robbery suspect while off duty. He observed the suspect shoot a store owner and then flee. He followed the man to a hotel at 472 East Eighth Street and was engaged in a gunfight in the second-floor hallway. He struck the suspect three times and killed him, but not before being fatally wounded himself. He succumbed to his injuries one week after the incident. Officer Muscovich had been acting as an Emergency Patrolman for 10 months to fill in for an officer who had been called to serve in WWII.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 8-year-old daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Muscovich served with the Oakland Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Muscovich.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Wallace J. Muscovich 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 97,775 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Oakland Police Department, 37 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wallace J. Muscovich's cause is highlighted.
How Wallace J. Muscovich Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Wallace J. Muscovich is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Wallace J. Muscovich was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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