Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer J.C. Morrissey was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer as the two men attempted to arrest a drunk man at 1:00 a.m.
The suspect had brandished a knife at the two officers, and the second officer attempted to strike the man with his pistol. The pistol discharged, and the round struck Officer Morrissey, killing him.
Officer Morrissey had been appointed to the police department three days earlier to assist regular officers during the town's notoriously rowdy 4th of July celebrations.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Morrissey served with the Bingham City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bingham Canyon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer J. C. Morrissey 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Bingham City Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. C. Morrissey's cause is highlighted.
How J. C. Morrissey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. J. C. Morrissey is highlighted in Jul.
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