Patrolman

Daniel McMullen

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police — Pittsburgh, PA
Felonious
End of Watch December 18, 1869
Age 30
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Daniel McMullen succumbed to injuries sustained on July 27th, 1867, when he was assaulted by several men inside a saloon on Penn Avenue.

He was posting beats to officers under his command when he heard a disturbance inside the saloon. He entered the business and told the proprietor to close for 20 minutes. A drunk patron started arguing with Patrolman McMullen and then struck him on the head with a bottle, knocking him unconscious.

The man and other patrons continued to beat him as he was unable to defend himself, causing him to suffer a skull fracture.

The subject who initially struck him was convicted of assault. He was later pardoned by the governor in exchange for a promise to secure reelection votes by a prominent citizen.

Patrolman McMullen never fully recovered and died from his injuries on December 18th, 1869.

Patrolman McMullen served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for four years and was assigned to the Fifth Ward Police Station, present day Zone 2 Police Station Hill District.

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman McMullen gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Platform Identity pittpd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1869
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1869, 33 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 152nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Daniel was 30. 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. Daniel had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

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His people

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has 101 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.

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Where

Patrolman Daniel McMullen

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police · End of Watch December 18, 1869

Where the Name Is Cut

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