Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Pascolini accidentally shot and killed himself while removing his gun from its holster. He and his partner had responded to the scene of a call where a cat had been struck by a car at Mitchell Street and Theodore Street. Officer Pascolini was removing his holster to put the cat out its misery when he accidentally discharged the weapon and the round struck him. He was taken to the hospital by his partner where died from a loss of blood.
Survivors
Officer Pascolini, a WWI veteran, had served with the Detroit Police Department for 5 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Pascolini gave the Detroit Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Arthur L. Pascolini served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Arthur L. Pascolini 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur L. Pascolini's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur L. Pascolini Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur L. Pascolini is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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