Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 8 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/2/1981
Weapon: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Nathaniel Broom was shot and killed during a foot pursuit while attempting a traffic stop. He and his partner were on their way to the radio shop to replace a defective radio when they observed a vehicle travel the wrong way down a one-way street. The vehicle came to a stop and all three suspects jumped out and ran.
Officer Broom stopped his vehicle in a way that prevented his partner from exiting and went in foot pursuit of one of the suspects. As he turned a corner in a building the subject shot him in the chest, killing him instantly. His partner was not able to call for backup due to the faulty radio.
The suspect who shot Officer Broom was arrested later in the day. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court and commuted to life in prison.
Officer Broom had served with the Miami Police Department for eight months. He was survived by his parents and sister.
