Maurice Murphy
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Sergeant

Maurice Murphy

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
End of Watch March 4, 1920
Age 38
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Maurice Murphy was shot and killed while he and other officers attempted to arrest a wanted holdup man. The officers received information about the suspect's location. When they approached the shed he was hiding in a gunfight erupted and Sergeant Murphy was fatally wounded. The suspect was shot and killed during the subsequent chase. Sergeant Murphy had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 7-year-old daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Murphy gave the Indianapolis Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Murphy.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1920
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1920, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Maurice was 38. 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 13 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Indianapolis Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Maurice among them.

Across the years

Sergeant Maurice Murphy

Indianapolis Police Department · End of Watch March 4, 1920

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-W

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