Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, February 10, 1962
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 10, 1962
Weapon Used: Handgun; .25 caliber
Suspect Info: Not indicted
Officer Leonard Mullenax was shot and killed while on an undercover operation to buy illegal alcohol at the Sherman Hotel at 250-1/2 Elm Street. During the purchase a struggle ensued and Officer Mullenax was shot three times by the suspect. The man was not indicted for the murder because there were not enough witnesses.
Officer Mullenax was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and had served with the Dallas Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.