Andrew W. McNaughton

Oxnard Police Department — Oxnard, CA

Felonious

End of Watch March 17, 1906

Age 43

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Night Watchman Andrew McNaughton was shot and killed while attempting to arrest three men in a Japanese pool hall in the red light district. One of the men during a struggle with the three stuck a pistol in his ear and fired. His body was found in an alley behind the pool hall the following morning. One suspect was arrested days later. On November 1, 1909, another suspect was arrested in Los Angeles. He gave the location of the third suspect, also the gunman, who was arrested four days later in El Paso, Texas. Two trials for murder of the first suspect ended with hung juries. With new information from the other two, he was to be tried a third time. He went insane and was committed in Patton Asylum where he died on February 18, 1915. In March of 1910 the gunman was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on March 24, 1925. No trial information could be found concerning the third suspect, but he was expected to get off light because he gave the police a lot of information.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Watchman McNaughton gave the Oxnard Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oxnard community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Watchman McNaughton.

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

Agency

Department Oxnard Police Department

Location Oxnard, CA

Platform Identity oxnapd.ventura.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 17, 1906

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Paroled in 1925

Night Watchman Andrew W. McNaughton 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 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 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Oxnard Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oxnard Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious