Incident
Accidentally shot when he dropped the police revolver he was unloading.
Accidentally shot himself when he dropped the police revolver he was unloading.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Murphy served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Murphy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Timothy Murphy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 12 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy Murphy's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Murphy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Murphy is highlighted in Aug.
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