Julius Norman Schulte
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Corporal

Julius Norman Schulte

Mobile Police Department — Mobile, AL
Felonious Veteran →
End of Watch April 24, 1985
Age 53
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Julius Schulte succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained five days earlier when he was shot after responding to a domestic dispute involving a missing child. He had gone to the residence at 1058 Etta Avenue in Mobile as part of an investigation into the missing girl at 7:30 pm. When he arrived, he encountered a male and female arguing and called for backup. Before backup units arrived, the male subject shot him twice in the head as he sat in his patrol car. The subject also shot the female subject. The suspect who shot Corporal Schulte was on parole. The subject was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He died in prison in 2020. Corporal Schulte was a United States Navy Korea War veteran and had served with the Mobile Police Department for 22 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corporal Schulte gave the Mobile Police Department 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Mobile, AL
Platform Identity mpd.mobile.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 24, 1985
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber
Offender Died in prison

Military Service

Julius Norman Schulte served in the Navy (1950–1954) before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Julius Norman Schulte 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Mobile Police Department, 18 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.3% of this agency's fallen.

Mobile Police Department
18
of 23 officers
78.3% Felonious
AL — Statewide
405
of 643 officers
63% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Julius Norman Schulte's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Julius Norman Schulte Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Died in prison

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Julius Norman Schulte is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Julius Norman Schulte was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

Incident Location