Orrie N. Murray
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Patrolman

Orrie N. Murray

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police — Pittsburgh, PA
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch June 25, 1930
Age 32
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 2 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Orrie Murray was killed in an accident on Bigelow Boulevard near Kirkpatrick Street when an automobile crossed the center line and struck his motorcycle head-on. Patrolman Murray was transported to Mercy Hospital where he died as result of his injuries. He had been involved in another motorcycle accident earlier in the morning, but was uninjured. Patrolman Murray was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish-American War. He was buried in the South Side Cemetery.

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August 2, 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.
Patrolman Murray gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Platform Identity pittpd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1930
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 2 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Orrie N. Murray served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Orrie N. Murray is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 38 of 101 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.6% of this agency's fallen.

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
38
of 101 officers
37.6% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,784 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Orrie N. Murray's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Orrie N. Murray Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Orrie N. Murray is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Orrie N. Murray served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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