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Today we remember Thomas Francis “Mongo” McMahon

10/14/2014 11:04 AM by

From the Richmond Police Department:

Today we remember Richmond Police Officer Thomas Francis “Mongo” McMahon.

Officer McMahon made the ultimate sacrifice on Oct. 14, 1998.

Officer McMahon was shot and killed after a vehicle was chased into Richmond from an adjoining jurisdiction. An officer from the Henrico County Police Department attempted to stop the suspect on I-95 after reports that he was driving erratically. The suspect then led the officer on a slow speed chase through a shopping center and fired several shots at the officer.

Richmond Police joined the chase and were able to stop the truck. The suspect then opened fire from inside his truck, striking Officer McMahon in the upper body, abdomen, and arm. Although he was wearing a Kevlar vest, the fatal shot struck him in the femoral artery, causing him to bleed to death. Officer McMahon had not yet exited his vehicle before being shot.

The suspect then held other officers at bay for several hours before opening fire on them again. Officers returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect.

Officer McMahon had been with the department for 20 years. He was survived by his fiancée

Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/15161-police-officer-thomas-francis-mongo-mcmahon#ixzz3G7nwI7Ol


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