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Officer

Evan Paulson

Mayville Police Department — Mayville, ND

Felonious

End of Watch September 3, 1893

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Paulson was shot and killed when he surprised three men robbing a pharmacy that used alcohol in its medicine. One of the men shot him in the stomach as he entered the building. The man then shot him twice in the head.

Two of the suspects were eventually apprehended and convicted of his murder. They served short prison sentences and were released. The third suspect was never captured.

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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Paulson served with the Mayville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mayville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Mayville Police Department

Location Mayville, ND

Platform Identity mpd.traill.nd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 3, 1893

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .44 caliber

Offender Released after several years

Officer Evan Paulson 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 ND, 39 of 61 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Mayville Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

ND — Statewide

of 61 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Evan Paulson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Evan Paulson Compares

Offender Outcome

Released after several years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Evan Paulson is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Evan Paulson was killed by handgun; .44 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518