Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Edward Morris was shot and killed, and his partner was critically wounded while attempting to arrest two escaped convicts in a rail yard on the city's southside. As they approached one of the convicts opened fire. That convict was shot and killed and the other was captured. Officer Morris succumbed to his wounds the following day. Officer Morris had served with the Mobile Police Department for 25 years.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Morris gave the Mobile Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Morris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Edward McGrath Morris 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Mobile Police Department, 18 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward McGrath Morris's cause is highlighted.
How Edward McGrath Morris Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward McGrath Morris is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward McGrath Morris was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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