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Mitchell Aaron Penton
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Police Officer

Mitchell Aaron Penton

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Felonious
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End of Watch February 13, 2021
Age 27
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Police Officer Mitchell Penton was struck and killed by a vehicle operated by an intoxicated driver at about 1:45 am.

He was working at the scene of a vehicle collision in the northbound lanes of the North Central Expressway at Walnut Hill Lane. He was securing traffic with the emergency lights from his patrol car when a vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver, traveling at a high rate of speed, hit the back of his patrol car. The collision pushed the patrol car into Officer Penton.

Officer Penton was transported to Baylor University Medical Center when he died from his injuries.

The driver of the vehicle that struck Officer Penton was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter of a police officer and intoxication assault. In 2023, he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years.

Officer Penton had served with the Dallas Police Department for two years and was assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant wife and stepson.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Penton gave the Dallas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Penton.

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

Agency

Department Dallas Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 13, 2021
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Mitchell is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 90 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 66th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Mitchell was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Mitchell had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.

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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Mitchell among them.

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Where

Police Officer Mitchell Aaron Penton

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch February 13, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

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