James Earl Waters

How they died

Deadly force

Officer Christopher Morton, 30, was killed, and two other officers were injured in a shootout with James Waters, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police reportedly responded to a domestic disturbance, but Waters was facing charges for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance, police said. Later, police admitted there was a mix-up, and the 911 call for the disturbance had actually come from Windsor, Missouri, about 20 miles away.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that James Earl Waters, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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