Roll of Honor
Incident
On the night of 27th March, Constable McMurray was the observer in an unmarked police car that was the lead vehicle in a two-vehicle patrol.
Colleen and her colleagues were returning to Corry Square Police Station after providing security support to officers entering the town for a change of shift, while also providing routine community policing.
At 11:35pm, as they travelled along Merchants Quay beside the canal in Newry, County Down, a horizontal mortar hidden in a parked car was launched and struck the lead vehicle, seriously injuring both Constable McMurray and her colleague.
She was taken to hospital but died the following day.
She was survived by her husband.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable McMurray served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable McMurray.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Colleen Linda McMurray is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Colleen Linda McMurray's cause is highlighted.
How Colleen Linda McMurray Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Colleen Linda McMurray is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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