Roll of Honor
Anthony Joseph Gorman
Incident
Sergeant Anthony Gorman died as a result of complications due to a gunshot wound sustained 17 years earlier while investigating a suspicious vehicle in a church parking lot on Keely Road shortly after midnight.
Unbeknownst to Sergeant Gorman, the subject was responsible for several armed robberies in the area and had committed one shortly before the shooting. As Sergeant Gorman approached the vehicle he was shot by the subject just below his vest, striking him in his abdomen. Sergeant Gorman was able to return fire at the subject but did not strike him. The subject fled the scene of the shooting in a wooded area to his home where he was arrested by authorities several hours later.
Sergeant Gorman was rushed to a hospital in the city of Franklin where he was initially treated and then life-flighted to a hospital in Pittsburgh.
As a result of the gunshot wound, Sergeant Gorman went through several hospitalizations before he was able to return to work for a short time. He medically retired in August 2000. He had multiple recurrent bleeding episodes that required multiple blood transfusions. As his health continued to deteriorate Sergeant Gorman died shortly after hospitalization as a result of complications.
The subject was sentenced to 17 to 50 years in prison for attempted murder and the armed robberies. While in prison the sentence was increased after the subject attacked two corrections officers at the Venango County Jail and for retaliating against a witness as the result of writing a letter to Sergeant Gorman while serving his original sentence. The subject was found dead in his cell on March 10th, 2015, at State Correctional Institue in Albion, Pennsylvania.
Sergeant Gorman was a retired U.S Army Military police officer and a veteran of the Vietnam war. He served with the Sugarcreek Borough Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Gorman gave the Sugarcreek Borough Police Department 40 years.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony Joseph Gorman served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Anthony Joseph Gorman is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Sugarcreek Borough Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Joseph Gorman's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Joseph Gorman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Joseph Gorman is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anthony Joseph Gorman was killed by rifle; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
Military Service
Anthony Joseph Gorman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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