Joseph McHugh

Pennsylvania Game Commission — Harrisburg, PA

Felonious

End of Watch November 7, 1915

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Game Protector Joseph McHugh was shot and killed while searching the woods for poachers in Carbon County. The suspect in the case told the police that he had accidentally shot Game Protector McHugh while unloading his shotgun. The suspect was charged with murder and the district attorney was seeking the death penalty. The suspect was found not guilty at trial.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Protector McHugh served with the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Protector McHugh.

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

Agency

Department Pennsylvania Game Commission

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity pgc.dauphin.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1915

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Acquitted

Game Protector Joseph McHugh 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Pennsylvania Game Commission, 5 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania Game Commission

of 12 officers

41.7% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious