ERNEST J MORSE

ERNEST J MORSE Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 10-E: 1
Department: Connecticut State Police
End of Watch: February 13, 1953
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Trooper Morse was on patrol when he spotted a car reported stolen in Brookline, Massachusetts. Trooper Morse pursued the car on the Merritt Parkway to Trumbull before he was able to stop the vehicle near Route 8. As Trooper Morse approached the car, the driver fired a shot and struck Trooper Morse in the abdomen. Trooper Morse died less than an hour later at Bridgeport City Hospital.
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