Indiana Law Enforcement Memorial
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Lieutenant
Phillip John 'Bud' Morris
Vincennes University Police Department
Wednesday, December 10, 1975
Age: 45
Served: 8 years
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Incident Details

Cause of Death
Heart attack
Date/Time of Incident
Wednesday, December 10, 1975
03:30 am
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
1201 North 2nd Street, Vincennes
Incident County
Knox
Incident Township
Vincennes
Weapon Used
None
Suspect Disposition
None
Burial Place
Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes
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   Lieutenant Phillip Morris suffered a fatal heart attack while engaged in a foot pursuit of a suspect on the Vincennes University campus.

   He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he passed away.

   Lieutenant Morris, from Vincennes, was survived by his wife, two daughters, mother, two brothers, two sisters and four grandchildren.

Military Service


United States Army
Korean War
Private First Class (PFC) ▪ 1948–1952

Historical Notes

• Lieutenant Morris is the first known campus law enforcement line of duty death in Indiana.
• Vincennes University was permitted by state law to establish its own police department in 1971.
This officer, discovered in 2026, has not been submitted for consideration as an eligible line of duty death to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund by the Vincennes University Police Department.
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