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Incident
Deputy City Marshal Morrie Halloran was shot and killed while questioning two suspicious people who had come into a bar at 2000 East Vernon Avenue.
He was already inside the establishment speaking to the bartender when the two men entered and ordered a drink. One of the men took out a pocket knife and started carving something into the top of the bar. Deputy Marshal Halloran confronted the man about the vandalism, prompting the two men to curse at him and then leave. The men laid in wait and ambushed Deputy Marshal Halloran when he walked out, shooting him eight times.
Both men were arrested a short time later. The man who shot him, age 22, admitted to the shooting. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
Deputy Marshal Halloran was survived by his parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Halloran was survived by his parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy City Marshal Halloran gave the Vernon Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vernon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy City Marshal Halloran.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Vernon Police Department has lost 3 officers; 3 of them killed feloniously.
Maurice is one of 974 officers killed feloniously in CA, 53% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Maurice is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Maurice is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1913, 8 officers in CA were killed feloniously, the 38th heaviest of 163 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 24.
In 1913, 133 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 33rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1913, 136 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 38th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Maurice was 35. Of the 905 killed feloniously in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 43; the middle age was 35. Maurice had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Maurice was 35. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Maurice had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Maurice was 35. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Maurice had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
November holds 8% of these deaths in CA; October holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 16.4%.
November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.
November holds 8.2% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 100% of all 3 deaths at Vernon Police Department. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 66.7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 26.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
Vernon Police Department has 3 officers remembered here, Maurice among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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