Sheriff Eugene W. Mooney
Baxter County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas
End of Watch: Saturday, October 5, 1907

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 5, 1907
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff Mooney was accidentally shot and killed when his service weapon fell from its holster and discharged. He was returning an escaped prisoner to Baxter County from Oklahoma. As the train they were on pulled into the depot at Holdenville, Oklahoma, Sheriff Mooney leaned over to look onto the platform, at which time the accident occurred.

On September 20, 1908, Sheriff Mooney's brother, Lee Mooney, Sheriff of Baxter County, was shot and killed by a woman when he attempted to arrest her husband for murder.

Related Line of Duty Deaths

Sheriff Lee Mooney Baxter County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Sunday, September 20, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire