Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Joseph Moretti was shot and killed after responding to a silent alarm call at a nightclub at 297 Lee Burbank Highway. He was shot in the neck with a shotgun as he entered the club. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in a coma for 7 months before succumbing to the wound. The three suspects were never apprehended. Detective Moretti was a United States Marine Corps WWII veteran and had served with the Revere Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Detective Moretti gave the Revere Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Revere community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Joseph T. Moretti served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Joseph T. Moretti 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Revere Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph T. Moretti's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph T. Moretti Compares
Offender Outcome
At large
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph T. Moretti is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph T. Moretti was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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