Deputy Sheriff George Edward McMurren, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

Deputy Sheriff George Edward McMurren

Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

End of Watch Sunday, June 24, 1973

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George Edward McMurren

Deputy Sheriff George McMurren was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men who were rustling cattle near Bagdad.

Deputy McMurren was standing on the top of a hill and shining his light toward the suspects' location. One of the men, a former sharpshooter for the Marine Corps, shot Deputy McMurren in the chest using the light from the flashlight as a point of reference.

The subject, 28, was apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison.

Deputy McMurren was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had served with the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office for only six months. He had previously served with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Police Department for 13-1/2 years. He was survived by his wife, six children, and one grandchild.

Bio

Age 43
Tour 14 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Sentenced to life

livestock enforcement

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Dear whomever find this that a beloved soul was taken from our hearts and home. May he guide all the other troops home and patrolling officers guided in their shifts the firefighters hose, the paramedics steering gears the patients to the nurses to the doctors we take for granted to the pedestrian who walks without shoes we all are loved by our loved ones you gave me hope,life,freedom, and pride I smile now in my years as my children grow as I become old I might live but never thought to forgotten the fallen. Your loss seems so unfair while your partners In blue hold stay and true never give up and never surrender your worth all to protect us we respect you so stay aware your always proud.

Cpl. Alicia McMurren
Daughter

December 24, 2025