End of Watch:
July 6, 1895
Age: 34
Bingham Police Department
Accidental: Shooting
Officer John C. Morrissey was accidentally shot to death by a fellow officer.
Officer Morrissey and his partner were working Bingham’s annual Independence Day celebration when they attempted to arrest an intoxicated man. The suspect struggled with the officers and began to draw a knife. The second officer struck the man in the head with his pistol. The weapon discharged and the bullet entered Morrissey’s heart. Officer Morrissey was married and the father of five children. He is buried in the Bingham City Cemetery.
The bronze memorial name plaque of Officer John C. Morrissey is sponsored by Austin K. and Kade J. Rice, and Luke K. Shulsen.