Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Paul Morris was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 18, near Highway 35, at approximately 12:00 pm.
His patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree before becoming engulfed in flames.
Officer Morris had served with the Raleigh Police Department for two years and previously served with the Reservoir Police Department.
It's been 3 years now since you been gone. Not a day goes by that I and the rest of the family don't talk about you. We have a new member now my little boy, and he loves music just you. Me and daddy say wouldn't Paul have loved him. I don't play the guitar much now, it's no fun with you. I fish with one of you old reel's and talk to you like your in the boat. I miss you. It's hard to believe still that your gone.
Casey A Sumrall Cousin/Nephew May 17th, 2021
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Morris gave the Raleigh Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Raleigh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Morris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Emmett Paul Morris 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. Emmett Paul Morris's cause is highlighted.
How Emmett Paul Morris Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Emmett Paul Morris is highlighted in May.