Kirt J. Morrissey

Deadly force

Four officers shot Kirt J. Morrissey when he allegedly pointed a gun at them in the Westport entertainment district. At about 11 p.m., security officers called police after seeing Morrissey with a handgun outside a nightclub. Morrissey ran about a block from the scene and was found by police. According to police, pointed the gun at the officers and yelled at them. He then ran into the middle of the street in front of Broadway Baptist Church. The officers surrounded Morrissey in a horseshoe formation, and shot Morrissey when he didn't drop the gun. Morrissey died at the scene. An autopsy found Morrissey had 17 bullet wounds.