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Officer C. O. Brewer | Dallas Police Department, Texas Dallas Police Department, Texas

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C. O. Brewer

Dallas Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 24, 1892

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 42

Tour: 3 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/24/1892

Weapon: Handgun

Suspect: Executed

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Officer Brewer was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for slander at the Union Depot station. While talking to the man the suspect pulled out a large caliber handgun and began firing, striking Officer Brewer. The suspect was later apprehended and hung for the murder.
Officer Brewer had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and children.

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A sincere thanks to all who have left a message here - and rest assured he is truly NOT forgotten. My family attends the Dallas Memorial Service every year to honor him and all those who followed -- to let those who have recent losses know...even 119 years later, we remember.

Laurie Hulse Johnson
great-great-granddaughter
November 3, 2011

 

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