New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: 1807
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Date of Incident: September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Sergeant Patrick Murphy died as a direct result of illnesses he contracted after inhaling toxic materials as he participated in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.
Sergeant Murphy served with the New York City Police Department for 21 years. He was assigned to the Emergency Services Unit.