Frank J. Murphy, Jr.

Omaha Police Department — Omaha, NE

Felonious

End of Watch July 23, 1919

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 24

Incident

Detective Frank Murphy succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained one week earlier while attempting to question a man at 20th Street and Dodge Street. Detective Murphy and other detectives observed a man matching the description of a robbery suspect. The detectives called out to the man and as Detective Murphy stepped from his vehicle he was shot. One of the other detectives returned fire fatally wounding the suspect. Detective Murphy's wound became gangrenes and he died as a result. Before Detective Murphy and the suspect died they met each other at the hospital where they discovered that they had been best friends during their childhood.

Survivors

Detective Murphy was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Murphy served with the Omaha Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Murphy.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Omaha Police Department

Location Omaha, NE

Platform Identity opd.douglas.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 23, 1919

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Detective Frank J. Murphy, Jr. 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Omaha Police Department, 21 of 25 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84% of this agency's fallen.

Omaha Police Department

of 25 officers

84% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious