Bart J. McCarthy

Butte Police Department — Butte, MT

Felonious

End of Watch July 22, 1916

Age 29

Tour of Duty 3 mo

The Vigil Panel 31 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 13

Incident

Policeman McCarthy was shot and killed by a local constable. Patrolman McCarthy observed the constable beating up a vender and approached. The Constable turned around and shot Policeman McCarthy, killing him. The Constable was already facing assault charges for shooting another Butte Policeman. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 40 to 80 years in prison. He was paroled on February 12, 1925. Policeman McCarthy had served with the Butte Police Department for three months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman McCarthy served with the Butte Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Butte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman McCarthy.

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

Agency

Department Butte Police Department

Location Butte, MT

Platform Identity bpd.silverbow.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1916

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Paroled in 1925

Policeman Bart J. McCarthy 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 MT, 93 of 142 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.5% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Butte Police Department, 10 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Butte Police Department

of 14 officers

71.4% Felonious

MT — Statewide

of 142 officers

65.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious