Bonner Springs Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Friday, January 31, 1986
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 31, 1986
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Patrol Officer Maureen Murphy was shot and killed by a sniper with a high-powered rifle as she did paperwork in her patrol car.
The subject was apprehended but later hanged himself in his jail cell.
Officer Murphy was survived by her husband, who was also a police officer, and her 15-month-old daughter.