Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy City Marshal Morrie Halloran was shot and killed while questioning two suspicious people who had come into a bar at 2000 East Vernon Avenue.
He was already inside the establishment speaking to the bartender when the two men entered and ordered a drink. One of the men took out a pocket knife and started carving something into the top of the bar. Deputy Marshal Halloran confronted the man about the vandalism, prompting the two men to curse at him and then leave. The men laid in wait and ambushed Deputy Marshal Halloran when he walked out, shooting him eight times.
Both men were arrested a short time later. The man who shot him, age 22, admitted to the shooting. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
Deputy Marshal Halloran was survived by his parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Halloran was survived by his parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy City Marshal Halloran gave the Vernon Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vernon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy City Marshal Halloran.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy City Marshal Maurice William Halloran 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 97,784 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Vernon Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maurice William Halloran's cause is highlighted.
How Maurice William Halloran Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Maurice William Halloran is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Maurice William Halloran was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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