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Christopher Ryan Morton

Case from Clinton, MO dated Mar 06, 2018

Victim Details

Christopher Ryan Morton

Male

White / Caucasian

Clinton

MO

2018-03-06

30

Christopher

Ryan Morton

06/21/2026

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In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Clinton, Missouri, a tragic series of events began to unfold, culminating in the death of 30-year-old Clinton Police Officer Christopher Ryan Morton. On March 6, 2018, Officer Morton, along with two other officers, responded to a 911 call that erroneously sent them to a residence on West Grandriver Street. The emergency call, it would later be discovered, originated from a location 20 miles away, a fatal mistake that set the stage for a violent confrontati ...
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about Christopher Ryan Morton's service and sacrifice, especially conside... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the brave officers who were with Officer Morton that night. It's so e... ...Read More
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