Murray J. Morrison

How they died

Deadly force

A woman came to the sheriff's station and reported that a man arrived at her friend's house about three blocks away, very upset about a family problem. The man went to the same church as the two women. As several deputies were preparing to leave the station to go to the house minutes later, the man showed up in the parking lot brandishing a handgun and pointing it at his head. He was surrounded by eight officers, who began to negotiate with him, asking him to put down the gun. After 10 minutes of negotiations, he fired once or twice. Five deputies returned fire, killing the man.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Murray J. Morrison, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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