Travis Paul Murphy
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Police Officer

Travis Paul Murphy

Phoenix Police Department — Phoenix, AZ
Felonious
End of Watch May 26, 2010
Age 29
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Travis Murphy was shot and killed when he confronted a suspect who had fled the scene of a shots fired call earlier in the night.

Officers in a neighbouring precinct responded to a report of shots fired. When they arrived, the perpetrator had fled, but they transmitted a description of the suspect's vehicle over their department radio. Several minutes later, dispatchers received reports that a man was seen attempting to hide a vehicle under a tarp at a vacant home. Officer Murphy, along with several officers, responded to the scene and started searching for the man on foot.

Officer Murphy encountered the suspect at 1920 W. Fairmount Avenue and was shot 10 times in the legs and lower abdomen. Other officers immediately placed him in a patrol car and took him to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds a short time later.

The suspect was taken into custody after being found hiding in a nearby shed. On November 18, 2015, he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life.

Officer Murphy had served with the Phoenix Police Department for four and a half years.

Officer Murphy had served with the Phoenix Police Department for four and a half years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 2-year-old daughter, 2-week-old son, mother, step-father, and step-brother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Murphy gave the Phoenix Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Murphy.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
Platform Identity phoepd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 2010
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; Automatic

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Travis is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2010, 80 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 84th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Travis was 29. 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. Travis had served 4.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle; automatic, in 0% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Phoenix Police Department has 47 officers remembered here, Travis among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Travis Paul Murphy

Phoenix Police Department · End of Watch May 26, 2010

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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