Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Ryan Morton

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Late Tuesday night at about 9:30 a Clinton, Missouri police officer named Ryan Morton was fatally shot and two others injured. It’s said that dispatchers sent them to the wrong address while following a 911 call. The call consisted of two women screaming at each other in the background. As they entered the house they got struck by gunfire at the door, killing Morton. When officers later arrived they found suspect James E. Waters who was 37 dead on the crime scene. It is still unclear how James died, whether he was shot by the police or killed himself.

It was later found out that Morton and the two others injured were sent to the wrong address. They were supposed to go 15 miles away from where they were told. The station is unsure how this

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