Roll of Honor
Incident
Director of Investigations John Gorman was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise at the Mississippi Gaming Commission's office in Robinsonville, Mississippi, at approximately 9:00 am.
Director Gorman was role playing an attacker with an edged weapon. The agent being attacked in the exercise drew his service weapon, which contained a live round, and discharged it, striking Director Gorman in the chest.
Director Gorman had served with the Mississippi Gaming Commission for 22 years and had been promoted to Director of Investigations the previous day.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Director of Investigations Gorman gave the Mississippi Gaming Commission 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Director of Investigations Gorman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Director of Investigations John Ballard Gorman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Ballard Gorman's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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