Tragedy Revealed After Bronxville PD Sergeant Didn't Show For Shift

BRONXVILLE, NY — Concerns for a Bronxville police officer who failed to arrive for his shift, led to a gruesome discovery in Rockland County.

Sgt. Watson Morgan and his two sons and wife were found dead at their home in New City, all with gunshot wounds, with Sgt. Morgan's apparently self-inflicted.

In a Saturday evening message from the mayor of Bronxville, the Bronxville village board of trustees, the Bronxville Police Department chief and the Bronxville village administrator, the village expressed a shared grief over the tragedy.

"It is with profoundly broken hearts at the senseless loss of innocent lives that we send this message to a grieving community," the officials said in a statement released Saturday. "Sergeant Morgan failed to appear for the evening shift last night and our Police Department contacted the Clarkstown Police Department in his hometown who made the discovery."

Sergeant Morgan joined the New York City Police Department in 2000 and the Bronxville Police Department in 2007. He was assigned to the detective division in 2014 and promoted to Sergeant in 2016, according to officials in Bronxville.

"Our hearts go out to Sergeant Morgan's extended family," village leaders said in the statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are also with his Bronxville Police Department family. As we try to come to terms in a state of shock and sadness, we will continue to share with you what we can based on what the Clarkstown Police Department releases, as this is an ongoing investigation."

Shortly after midnight, officers from the Clarkstown Police Department went to Morgan's home to perform a welfare check after being contacted by officials in Bronxville.

Officers discovered four bodies, all identified as members of the Morgan family, Watson Morgan, 49, Ornela Morgan 43, and their two sons, ages 10 and 12. All four were shot.

Investigators believe that Watson killed his wife and two children, prior to killing himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was recovered at the scene.

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