Francis Lloyd Mulvihill

East Chicago Police Department — East Chicago, IN

Felonious

End of Watch May 24, 1934

Age 29

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Patrolman Francis Mulvihill and Patrolman Martin O'Brien were shot and killed at approximately 11:15 p.m. by four men believed to be part of the Dillinger Gang. The officers were patrolling a rural section of the old Gary Road when they stopped to talk with four men standing next to a car. Without warning, the suspects opened fire with machine guns, striking both officers multiple times. The suspects then fled the scene. Patrolman Mulvihill was to be the witness against John Dillinger for the killing of Patrolman William Patrick O'Malley. Patrolman Mulvihill had served with the East Chicago Police Department for five years. He was survived by his wife and seven children. Led by John Dillinger, the Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of Midwest bank robbers. Associates of the gang were responsible for the fatal shootings of 13 law enforcement officers in 1933 and 1934. Two infamous members of the gang, John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson, were shot and killed by law enforcement officers in separate incidents. The other gang members were either murdered by criminals, shot and killed by law enforcement officers, executed for their crimes, or sentenced to time in prison. Click here to see all the officers killed by members of the Dillinger Gang

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mulvihill gave the East Chicago Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the East Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mulvihill.

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

Agency

Department East Chicago Police Department

Location East Chicago, IN

Platform Identity ecpd.lake.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 1934

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; Machine gun

Offender The Dillinger Gang

Patrolman Francis Lloyd Mulvihill 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At East Chicago Police Department, 8 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

East Chicago Police Department

of 8 officers

100% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious