Paul McCulloch

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 2, 1964

Age 37

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

The Vigil Panel 99 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Paul McCulloch was shot and killed after responding to a manhunt for a suspect who had shot and wounded another officer earlier in the day. The earlier incident occurred when the officer had stopped a suspicious car that contained a man and the woman whom he had abducted earlier in the day. When Officer McCulloch reported to work, he and his canine began searching for the suspect. During the search, he encountered the man and was shot and killed at the Pruitt-Igoe Housing Development in the 2100 block of Dickson Street. The suspect attempted to flee but was shot and wounded by other officers before being taken into custody. The suspect, a 37-year-old ex-convict, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life in 1972. Officer McCulloch was a Korean War veteran and had served with the St. Louis Police Department for nine years. He and his K-9 partner Duke achieved national fame for their large number of drug related arrests.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children, one of whom later became an officer with his department and another who became St, Louis Counties' top prosecuting attorney.

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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.
Officer McCulloch gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis 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

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1964

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Sentence commuted to life

Military Service

Paul McCulloch served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Paul McCulloch 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

112

of 176 officers

63.6% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious