Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Amos Morris was shot and killed while transporting two suspects to the Fairmont Jail on U.S. Route 250. The couple that he had arrested included a runaway female and a male wanted for writing bad checks. He was transporting the two to Fairmont because Mannington did not have a jail. Additionally, Chief Morris only carried his handgun on Saturday nights since the crime rate was so low in Mannington. During the transport, the male suspect pulled a .32 caliber handgun from his pocket and ordered him to pull over. Chief Morris told the man not to do anything he would be sorry as the female suspect begged the suspect to put the gun down. The suspect then shot Chief Morris several times. The suspects fled the scene, but the female suspect later fled from the male suspect and turned herself in. The male suspect fled to North Carolina where he committed suicide as police closed in on him. Chief Morris had served as the Chief of Police for the Mannington Police Department for eight years and in law enforcement for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Morris gave the Mannington Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Mannington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Morris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Amos Morris is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 18.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Amos Morris's cause is highlighted.
How Amos Morris Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Amos Morris is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Amos Morris was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.