Roll of Honor
Incident
Nearing midnight the Main Street in Portrush was busy with late night revellers as Reserve Constables McLean and Frederick Verner Armstrong patrolled their beat. Two gunmen approached them from behind and shot both officers in the head and back at close range, killing them instantly.
Robert was stationed at Portrush Police Station and was married with a son and a daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Constable McLean served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Constable McLean.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Constable Robert James Bennett McLean is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert James Bennett McLean's cause is highlighted.
How Robert James Bennett McLean Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert James Bennett McLean is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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