| Patrolman Bert Brannon
Joplin Police Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 24, 1901 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 23, 1901
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never apprehended Patrolman Brannon and Patrolman James Sweeney were shot and killed by a group of vagrants they had just arrested from the Kansas City Railroad yards. As the Patrolmen were transporting the group of suspects to jail the suspects turned on them with guns and shot and killed both patrolmen. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
