Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Walter Mullin succumbed to wounds he received when he was shot by his partner while chasing down prowlers. After receiving a call about four people attempting to break into a garage, Patrolman Mullin and his partner went to the home. Patrolman Mullin went to the front of the house, and his partner went to the garage. The owner of the home and Patrolman Mullin went to the garage, taking the opposite route of Patrolman Mullin's partner. When they approached the garage, his partner told them to stop, but seeing the gun in Patrolman Mullin's hand, he fired, striking him in the abdomen. Patrolman Mullin was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital where he died eight days later. Patrolman Mullin had served with the Toledo Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mullin gave the Toledo Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mullin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Walter Mullin is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Toledo Police Dept., 7 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Mullin's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Mullin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Mullin is highlighted in May.
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