Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant City Marshal Thomas Moad was killed when he attempted to quiet some drunken cowboys creating a disturbance at the Manison House, a local brothel. Moad's killer, 25 year old Howard H. Doughty, escaped to Mexico, but was subsequently captured. Moad was the first El Paso police officer to die in the line of duty. He had served as a private in Company C of the Frontier Nattaloin of the Texas Rangers before joining the El Paso Police Department. His last name has previously been incorrectly reported as "Mode."
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Assistant City Marshal Moad served with the El Paso Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant City Marshal Thomas P. Moad 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At El Paso Police Dept., 23 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas P. Moad's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas P. Moad Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas P. Moad is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas P. Moad was killed by gun; unknown type.
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